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leso

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese lenço, from Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus.

noun maleso

class v handkerchief
Similar: hanchifu
class v any decorated cloth worn over one's clothing

In English

handkerchief cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands

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"leso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/leso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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leso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/leso

Chicago

"leso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/leso.

BibTeX

@misc{leso_2026,
  title = {leso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/leso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}