llera
Catalan
Etymology
Regional palatized form of glera, from Latin glarea.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈʎe.ɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈʎe.ɾa/
- Rhymes: -eɾa
Noun
llera f (plural lleres)
- (regional) gravel
- Synonym: glera
- (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 m (plural lleras)
- pebbly or stony area
Further reading
- “llera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014