/ˈlesma/, [ˈlez̺.mɐ], /ˈlɛsma/
OrixeAttested since circa 1409. From Old Galician-Portuguese, ultimately from Latin limax, limacem, perhaps under the influence of a local Celtic substrate; or from a substrate language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sleh₁y- (compare Polish ślimak). Compare also the synonyms limacha, limáchega, limaco.
- feminineslug (animal)
“Para esto ual a çebolla assada pisada con miucas da terra et con as llesmez et con manteyga rretuda desuu, todo amasado et coyto et meixudo todo ataa que se torne espeso como jngento” — for this is valid roasted onion crushed with earthworms and with slugs and melted butter, all together, mixed and cooked and stirred till is thick as an ointment
- feminine, figurativelySomeone dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space
Formaslesmas(plural) · lerma(alternative) · lerme(alternative) · lermia(alternative) · lerne(alternative) · lesme(alternative) · lesmia(alternative) · lezme(alternative)