Plural of lentil
regular plural
The plural of lentil is lentils.
Forms of lentil
| Singular | lentil /ˈlɛntəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lentils |
| Countable | countable |
Lentils in a sentence
- In ancient Greece, lentils were believed to stimulate desire.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 136
- 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.2017 July 12, Sanjiv Khamgaonkar, “40 Mumbai foods we can’t live without”, in CNN
- If you oversoak lentils, they may begin to germinate.From the entry oversoak
- Another son delivers small bowls of soupy brown lentils, which are to be poured over the rice.2006, Doris Friedensohn, Carol Kitman, Eating as I go: scenes from America and abroad. From the entry squashlike
- It is nice as an hors d'oeuvre panéed with brioche crumbs and served with puy lentils and a rich sauce.1993, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, volume 186, numbers 3764-3767, page 1. From the entry panéed
Meaning of lentil
- noun Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
- noun The seed of these plants, used as food.
- noun A small chocolate candy in an edible shell.
Questions about the plural of lentil
- What is the plural of lentil?
- The plural of lentil is lentils.
- Is lentil countable?
- Lentil is a countable noun.
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