lechoso

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lactōsus. By surface analysis, leche +‎ -oso. The noun sense is due to the sap of the tree, which superficially resembles milk. Doublet of lactosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈt͡ʃoso/ [leˈt͡ʃo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: le‧cho‧so

Adjective

lechoso (feminine lechosa, masculine plural lechosos, feminine plural lechosas)

1. milky

Derived terms

• búho lechoso
• cuarzo lechoso

Related terms

• lechar

Noun

lechoso m (plural lechosos)

1. (Ecuador) a type of tree found in the Galápagos, in the genus Scalesia

   Synonym: escalesia

Further reading

• “lechoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10