"leso" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-leso.flac Forms: leso class V [canonical], maleso class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese lenço, from Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|pt|lenço}} Borrowed from Portuguese lenço, {{der|sw|roa-opt|lenço}} Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, {{der|sw|la|linteum||linen cloth}} Latin linteum (“linen cloth”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} leso class V (plural maleso class VI)
  1. handkerchief Categories (topical): Neckwear Synonyms: hanchifu
    Sense id: en-leso-sw-noun-WjJBCFCK Disambiguation of Neckwear: 59 41
  2. any decorated cloth worn over one's clothing
    Sense id: en-leso-sw-noun-lyIVGn0E Categories (other): Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 20 0 16 13 24 14 0 1 11 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 3 97

Inflected forms

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