lentil
noun/ˈlentl/
/ˈlentl/
- a small green, orange or brown seed that is usually dried and used in cooking, for example in soup or stewTopics Foodc1Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French lentille, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lens, lent- ‘lentil’.
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