llera

See also: Llera

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎeɾa/ [ˈʎe.ɾa]

Noun

llera f (plural lleres)

1. loose stones
2. rocky surface in a beach

Catalan

Etymology

Regional palatized form of glera, from Latin glarea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʎe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈʎe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa

Noun

llera f (plural lleres)

1. (regional) gravel

   Synonym: glera

2. (geology, hydrology) riverbed

   Synonym: llit fluvial

Usage notes

• This term was originally only a regional form of glera, used in Ribagorça and Baix Maestrat. However, since the 1960s, it has become a widespread synonym of llit fluvial ("riverbed"), also used outside these regions.

Spanish

Noun

llera f (plural lleras)

1. pebbly or stony area

Further reading

• “llera”, 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