/ˈbenta/, [ˈben̪.t̪ɐ]
OrixeInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ventãa, from Vulgar Latin *ventana, derived from Latin ventus. Compare Portuguese ventã, Spanish ventana. Doublet of ventá.
- femininenostril, especially of livestock
“Xâ me bas inchando as bentas. Fariña e[u] nome enfado, senon que digo as verdades” — You are swelling my nostrils. Fariña, I don't get mad, instead, I tell the truths
“Dimpois de comer dúas cuncas de caldo, deitouse na cama, sacou da faltrica do chaleque dous cigarros e unha navalla e liando un pito, púxose a fumegar polas ventas das narices, o mesmo có tren.” — After eating two bowls of broth he lay down on the bed; he took two cigars and a pocket knife from the vest's pocket and, rolling a cigarette, began to throw smoke by the nostrils, not unlike a train.
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular present indicative
- form-of, imperative, second-person, singularsecond-person singular imperative
Formasventas(plural)