lecho

See also: lechó and lëchò

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlet͡ʃo/ [ˈle.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -etʃo

Etymology 1

From Latin lectus. Cognate of Portuguese leito and French lit.

Noun

lecho m (plural lechos)

1. bed (piece of furniture)

   Synonym: (more common) cama

2. bed (garden plot)
3. riverbed (path where a river runs)

   Synonyms: álveo, madre, cauce

4. (geology) stratum (layer of sedimentary rock)

Etymology 2

Verb

lecho

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of lechar.

Further reading

• “lecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014