lecho
See also: lechó and lëchò
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlet͡ʃo/ [ˈle.t͡ʃo]
- Rhymes: -etʃo
- Syllabification: le‧cho
Etymology 1
From Latin lectus (or from the variant Latin lectum). Cognate of Portuguese leito and French lit.
Noun
lecho m (plural lechos)
- bed (piece of furniture)
- Synonym: (more common) cama
- bed (garden plot)
- riverbed (path where a river runs)
- Synonyms: álveo, madre, cauce
- (geology) stratum (layer of sedimentary rock)
- litter (material used for animals)
Derived terms
- abandonar el lecho
- lecho de muerte
Verb
lecho
- first-person singular present indicative of lechar
Further reading
- “lecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014