lezna

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alesna, lesna (rare)

Etymology

From lesna, from alesna, from Vulgar Latin *alisna, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *alasnō; cf. *ēlō, whence English awl. Compare also Catalan alena, French alêne, Italian lesina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleθna/ [ˈleθ̬.na] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈlesna/ [ˈlez.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθna (Spain)
• Rhymes: -esna (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: lez‧na
• Homophone: (Latin America) lesna

Noun

lezna f (plural leznas)

1. awl

   Synonyms: punzón, subilla

Further reading

• “lezna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024