Lentil

Definitions

1. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
2. The seed of these plants, used as food.
3. A small chocolate candy in an edible shell.

Equivalents

48 more languages

العربيةالعدسعدسعدسة

Azərbaycan dilimərcimərcimək

Беларускаясачавіцасачо́ўкасачы́ўкасачэ́ўка+ 1 more

Българскилеща

বাংলাডাল

Bosanskilećasočivoсочиво

Catalàllentiallentilla

Češtinačočka

Dansklinse

Ελληνικάφακή

Esperantolento

Euskaradilista

فارسیعدس

Suomikylvövirvilälinssi

Galegolentella

עבריתעדשה

हिन्दीदालमसूर

Hrvatskilećasočivoсочиво

Magyarlencse

Հայերենոսպ

Bahasa Indonesiakacang

Italianolenticchia

日本語ヒラマメレンズマメレンズ豆扁豆+ 1 more

ქართულიოსპი

Қазақ тіліжасымық

한국어렌즈콩편두

Кыргызчажасмык

Latinalenslenticula

Lietuviųlęšis

Македонскилеќа

Bahasa Melayukacang

မြန်မာပဲနီလေး

Nederlandslinzelinzenplant

Polskisoczewicasoczewka

Portuguêslentilha

Românălinte

Русскийчечевица

Slovenčinašošovica

Slovenščinaleča

Shqipthjerrë

Српскиlećasočivoсочиво

Svenskalins

தமிழ்துவரை

ไทยถั่ว

Tagaloglentehas

Türkçemercimekyasmık

Українськасочевиця

Tiếng Việtđậu lăng

Examples

“make⟳ a lentil stew”

“a lentil salad”

“In ancient Greece, lentils were believed to stimulate desire.”

“A couple of vegetables, sambar (spicy and sour lentils and vegetables boiled with masalas and spices), rasam (a hot and fiery lentil soup-like dish) and curds (yoghurt) served with heaps of rice and eaten in that order⟳. A non-vegetarian version of the “meals” can be found in “Military” hotels.”

“Wild nuts, peas, vetch, a legume which had edible seed pods, and grasses were often combined with pulses like⟳ beans or lentils, the most commonly identified ingredient, and at times, wild mustard. To make⟳ the plants more palatable, pulses, which have⟳ a naturally bitter taste⟳, were soaked, coarsely ground or pounded with stones to remove⟳ their husk.”

“An enhanced focus⟳ on the brand's iconic color palette and the use⟳ of different shapes and sizes of M&M'S lentils across all touchpoints to prove⟳ that all together, we're more fun”

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