lejía

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lixīva, noun use of the adjective lixīvus (“made into lye”), from the use aqua lixīva. Compare Italian lisciva, French lessive, Romanian leșie, Sardinian lissía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈxia/ [leˈxi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: le‧jí‧a

Noun

lejía f (plural lejías)

1. lye
2. bleach

   Synonym: blanqueador

Further reading

• “lejía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014