lechoza
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From lechosa (“milky”), possibly referring to the consistency of the sap of the Carica papaya plant.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /leˈt͡ʃoθa/ [leˈt͡ʃo.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /leˈt͡ʃosa/ [leˈt͡ʃo.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -oθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -osa
- Syllabification: le‧cho‧za
Noun edit
lechoza f (plural lechozas)
- (Venezuela, Dominican Republic) papaya
- Synonym: papaya
- 2016 December 19, “5 recetas para una dulce Navidad”, in El Nacional[1]:
- 1 taza de dulce de lechoza picadita (sin líquido)
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)