lez

Alternative forms

• les

Etymology

First syllable of lesbian.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛz

Noun

lez (plural lezzes)

1. (slang, sometimes vulgar) Lesbian.

Anagrams

• zel

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ledza, Proto-Indo-European *leit 'to be disgusted; to violate'. Compare Ancient Greek ἀλείτης (aleítēs, “profane, sacrilegious”), Old Irish liuss (“repugnance”), Old Norse leiðr (“unpleasant, detested”), English loath. Related to ledh, possibly a variant.

Noun

lez f (indefinite plural lezë, definite singular leza, definite plural lezët)

1. wart

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛs/
• Homophone: les
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

lez

1. second-person singular imperative of lézt

Alternative forms

• lès

Etymology

From Old French lez, from Late Latin latus (“next to, beside”), from Latin lātus (“side”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le/

Preposition

lez

1. (obsolete) next to, near (still used in some place names)
   • Saint-André-lez-Lille est une ville proche de Lille.

     Saint-André-lez-Lille is a town near Lille.

Further reading

• “lez” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• les, lés

Etymology

From Latin lātus.

Noun

lez m (oblique plural lez, nominative singular lez, nominative plural lez)

1. side