lonja
Spanish, noun/ˈlonxa/
lonja is spelled L-O-N-J-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lonja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “slice, rasher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mercado público, en especial el mayorista y de productos de alimentación”.
What does lonja mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslice, rasher
- 2
femininebeer belly
noun
- 1
femininemarket (especially for fish)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mercado público, en especial el mayorista y de productos de alimentación. 2. Almacén para la lana recién esquilada. 3. Tienda que vendía productos de las colonias americanas. 4. Local o recinto apto para uso comercial.
noun: 1. Porción larga y delgada que se separa de otra cosa, en especial de un alimento. 2. Correa que une los balancines de un carruaje. 3. Correa con que se llevaba a las aves de cetrería.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lonja
- lonjas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lonja?
- /ˈlonxa/
- [ˈlõŋ.xa]
- [ˈlõŋxa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lonja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lonja in Spanish?
lonja appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).