llegua

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Asturian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʎeɡwa/, [ˈʎe.ɣ̞wa]
  • Rhymes: -eɡwa
  • Hyphenation: lle‧gua

Noun[edit]

llegua f (plural llegües)

  1. legua; Spanish league

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Late Latin leuga (Gaulish mile). Cognate with Spanish and Galician legua and Portuguese légua.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

llegua f (plural llegües)

  1. (historical) legua, Spanish league, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 4.2 km

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