lechona

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈt͡ʃona/ [leˈt͡ʃo.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: le‧cho‧na

Noun

lechona f (plural lechonas)

1. a popular Colombian dish consisting of a roast pig, yellow peas, green onion and yellow rice

Noun

lechona f (plural lechonas)

1. female equivalent of lechón (“piglet”)

Related terms

• lechón

 

Further reading

• “lechón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10