lecho

See also: lechó, and lëchò

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlet͡ʃo/ [ˈle.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Syllabification: le‧cho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin lectus (or from the variant Latin lectum). Cognate of Galician and Portuguese leito, Catalan llit, Asturian llechu, and French lit.

Noun

lecho m (plural lechos)

1. bed (piece of furniture)

   Synonym: (more common) cama

2. bed (garden plot)
3. riverbed (path where a river runs)

   Synonyms: álveo, madre, cauce

4. (geology) stratum (layer of sedimentary rock)
5. litter (material used for animals)

Derived terms

• abandonar el lecho
• lecho de muerte
• lecho de rosas
• mar en lecho

 

Related terms

• lechiga

 

Etymology 2

Verb

lecho

1. first-person singular present indicative of lechar

Further reading

• “lecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28