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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jícò, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ìjícò. Could be akin to Proto-Atlantic-Volta *-yíc- (“eye”).

liso

1. eye

• Hyphenation: li‧so
• IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈl̪i.s̪o]

líso (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. seed

   Synonym: binhi

• IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈli.s̺ʊ]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Hyphenation: li‧so

liso (feminine lisa, masculine plural lisos, feminine plural lisas)

1. smooth

   Antonym: áspero

• “liso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

liso

1. seed

• Hyphenation: li‧so
• IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈli.so]

líso

1. seed

   Synonym: busol

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.zo/
• Rhymes: -izo
• Hyphenation: lì‧so

Possibly from Latin ēlīsus, past participle of ēlīdere.

liso (feminine lisa, masculine plural lisi, feminine plural lise)

1. worn (out), threadbare, ragged, tattered

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

liso

1. first-person singular present indicative of lisare

• silo, silo-, soli

Borrowed from Bangi liso.

liso

1. eye

liso

1. eye

From Proto-West Germanic *līsō, *līsijō (“softly”), adverbial form of Proto-West Germanic *līs(ī) (“soft, gentle”); equivalent to *līsi (“low, soft”) +‎ -o (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Old Saxon *līso (whence Middle Low German lîse (“low, gently, softly”)).

līso

1. softly (speaking with a low voice)

• Middle High German: līse, līs, līnse
  • German: leise

Uncertain, but probably ultimately derived from Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”).

Compare Asturian llisu, lisu; Catalan llis; Corsican liscio; Extremaduran liso; French lisse; Friulian lis; Galician liso; Italian liscio; Leonese llisu; Maltese lixx; Occitan lis; Spanish liso; Sicilian lisciu.

• Rhymes: -izu
• Hyphenation: li‧so

liso (feminine lisa, masculine plural lisos, feminine plural lisas, diminutive lisinho)

1. smooth-textured

   Synonyms: macio, suave, polido

   Antonym: áspero

2. flat (having no height variation)

   Synonyms: alisado, plano, nivelado

3. plain (of just one color)
4. straight-haired

   cabelo liso ― straight hair

5. (figuratively) sincere, truthful
6. (colloquial) bald (having no hair)
7. (colloquial) flat-chested
8. (colloquial) broke, penniless (with little or no money)

   Synonyms: duro, limpo, teso

• alisar

• “liso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “liso”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “liso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “liso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “liso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From the Romance/Vulgar Latin *līssius, from Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”). Compare Portuguese liso, French lisse, Catalan llis, Italian liscio.

• IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈli.so]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: li‧so

liso (feminine lisa, masculine plural lisos, feminine plural lisas)

1. smooth

   Synonym: suave

   Antonym: áspero

2. plain

   Synonym: sencillo

3. flat

   Synonym: llano

4. flat-chested (woman)
5. straight

   Synonym: recto

liso

1. first-person singular present indicative of lisar

• “liso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “liso”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

From Proto-Bantu *ìjícò.

lîsó class 5 (plural émêhlo class 6)

1. eye

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈso/ [lɪˈso]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: li‧so

lisó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. confused; bewildered

   Synonyms: lito, taranta

lisó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. bewilderedness; confusedness

   Synonyms: pagkalito, lito, taranta, pagkataranta, katarantahan

Borrowed from Spanish liso (“plain”).

• linso

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈliː.so]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: li‧so

liso (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. simple; plain; unadorned

   Synonyms: payak, simple, yano

• kalisuhan

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈsoʔ/ [lɪˈsoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: li‧so

lisô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. restless; mobile

   Synonyms: magalaw, di-mapakali, di-mapalagay

• maliso

• soli, silo

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìjícò (“eye”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-yíc- (“eye”).

liso class 5 (plural meso)

1. eye (organ for seeing)

• Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya