Lemosi

noun

Le·​mo·​si

ˌleməˈzē, 

-əˈsē

variants or Limosi

ˌlim-

plural -s

1

: the langue d'oc in the Iberian peninsula

2

: the written literary speech in the Catalan region before it was felt to be different from Provençal

Word History

Etymology

Catalan llemosí, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin lemovicensis of the Lemovices, from Latin Lemovices, a Gallic people inhabiting what is now the region of Limousin in west central France

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Rhymes for Lemosi

• kaposi
• virtuosi