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lentille

lentil

noun lon-TEE-yuh Rare
Food & Drink Vegetables

Origin: Latin 'lens, lentis' (lentil)

Also means

lens

Usage Note

Lentille covers both the edible pulse and an optical lens (glasses lens, camera lens). The plural lentilles most naturally means 'lentils' in a culinary context. Lentilles de contact is the standard term for contact lenses. The French lens takes its name from the lentil's biconvex shape.

Examples

"Elle prépare une soupe aux lentilles pour le dîner."

Natural Translation

She is making a lentil soup for dinner.

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