lenço
Portuguese, noun/ˈlẽ.su/
lenço is spelled L-E-N-Ç-O (5 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 15,758th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lenço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “handkerchief, (facial) tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pedaço de pano quadrado que serve para”.
What does lenço mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehandkerchief, (facial) tissue
- 2
masculineheadscarf
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pedaço de pano quadrado que serve para: 2. uma pessoa se assoar 3. agasalhar o pescoço 4. agasalhar e tapar a cabeça
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lenço
- lenços plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lenço?
- Brazil /ˈlẽ.su/
- Portugal /ˈlẽ.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lenço
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lenço in Portuguese?
lenço appears 3.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).