lentils
nounUK /ˈlɛntɪlz/
US /ˈlɛntəlz/
Lentils are small, flat seeds that people cook and eat.
Mom made a warm soup with lentils and carrots.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The dried seeds of a lentil plant, used as food.
She soaked the lentils overnight before cooking them.
3. The small round flat seed of a plant in the pea family.
Farmers grow lentils in fields during the cool season.
4. A dish or food made from cooked lentils.
We had lentils and rice for dinner.