lechoza

Spanish

Alternative forms

• lechosa

Etymology

From lechosa (“milky”), possibly referring to the consistency of the sap of the Carica papaya plant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /leˈt͡ʃoθa/ [leˈt͡ʃo.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /leˈt͡ʃosa/ [leˈt͡ʃo.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -oθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: le‧cho‧za

Noun

lechoza f (plural lechozas)

1. (Venezuela, Dominican Republic) papaya

   Synonym: papaya

   • 2016 December 19, “5 recetas para una dulce Navidad”, in El Nacional‎^[1]:

     1 taza de dulce de lechoza picadita (sin líquido)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)