lechero

Spanish

FWOTD – 10 February 2021

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lactārius, corresponding to leche +‎ -ero. Unrelated to English lecher/lecherous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈt͡ʃeɾo/ [leˈt͡ʃe.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: le‧che‧ro

Adjective

lechero (feminine lechera, masculine plural lecheros, feminine plural lecheras)

  1. milky (resembling milk)
  2. milk- (containing milk or related to milk)
  3. dairy (used to produce milk)
    cabra lechera, vaca lechera ― dairy goat, dairy cow

Derived terms

Noun

lechero m (plural lecheros, feminine lechera, feminine plural lecheras)

  1. milkman (person who delivers milk)
    • 1797, Don Ignacio Maria Ruiz de Luzuriaga, "Disertacion medica sobre el cólico de Madrid", Memorias de la Real Academia Médica de Madrid, vol. 1, Imprenta Real, page 259.
      Otra de las causas del cólico pueden ser los lecheros, mantequeros y queseros.
      Another cause of colic can be milkmen, buttermen, and cheesemongers.
  2. milker (person who milks)
    Synonym: ordeñador
  3. (Mexico) milk coffee
    Synonym: café lechero
  4. milk can

Further reading

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