lleche

Asturian

Alternative forms

• llechi (pronunciation spelling, nonstandard)
• lleite (Western, dialectal)
• lleiche (Northwestern, dialectal)
• lleichi (Northwestern, dialectal)
• cheite (Valdesan, dialectal)
• ḷḷeite (Patsuezu, dialectal)
• ḷḷeitse (Quirosan, dialectal)
• ḷḷeiche (Teberga, dialectal)

Etymology

From Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac. Compare Leonese lleite, Mirandese lheite, Spanish leche, as well as dialectal Leonese tsechi and Extremaduran llechi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎet͡ʃe/ [ˈʎe.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -etʃe
• Syllabification: lle‧che

Noun

lleche m or f (uncountable)

1. milk

   Ta frío la lleche

   the milk is cold

   Cola lleche fáise quesu y mantiega

   Cheese and butter are made with milk

Derived terms

• dar la lleche en mano
• la lleche
• la lleche que mamasti
• lleche condensao
• lleche cuayao
• lleche culiestro

Related terms

• llecheru
• llechosu
• llechuga

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “lleche”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “lleche”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN