leche

See also:leché,léché,lèche,and-leche

English

Noun

leche(pluralleches)

1. Archaicform oflechwe.

Anagrams

• leceh,leech,chele,Elche,Leech

Cebuano

Noun

leche

1. (dated)Alternative spelling ofletse

Interjection

leche

1. (vulgar,offensive)Alternative spelling ofletse

Galician

Verb

leche

1. (reintegrationistnorm,less recommended)second-personsingularpreteriteindicativeofler

Middle English

Etymology 1

Probably fromOld English*læc,*lec,compareleccan(“to wet, moisten”).

Alternative forms

• lech(as a noun)
• lecche,lache,lacche,lac,liche,leg,lage(in names)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/lɛːt͡ʃ/,/lɛt͡ʃ/

Noun

leche(pluralleches)

1. aninfusion
2. a sluggishstream

Descendants

• English:leach,letch
• Yola:letch

References

• “lē̆ch(e,n.(1).”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.

Etymology 2

FromOld Frenchlesche,laiche,leske.

Alternative forms

• leyche,leshe,leyshe,lese,leske
• lete,lette,lethe,lede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/lɛːt͡ʃ(ə)/,/lɛt͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

leche(pluralleches)

1. astrip,slice(cook)

References

• “lē̆che,n.(2).”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.

Etymology 3

FromOld Englishlēce,lǣce,fromProto-West Germanic*lākī.

Alternative forms

• lech,lecche,lache
• læce,læche,leache,liache(Early Middle English)

Noun

leche(pluralleches)

1. aphysicianorsurgeon

Descendants

• English:leech(archaic)
• Yola:leech,leache

References

• “lẹ̄che,n.(3).”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.

Etymology 4

FromOld Englishlēce,lǣce.

Alternative forms

• lech
• læce(Early Middle English)

Noun

leche(pluralleches)

1. abloodsuckingworm

Descendants

• English:leech

References

• “lẹ̄che,n.(4).”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.

Old French

Etymology

FromLatinlaetitia(“great joy; pleasure”).

Noun

lecheoblique singular,m(oblique pluralleches,nominative singularleches,nominative pluralleche)

1. Alternative form oflïesce

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈlet͡ʃe/[ˈle.t͡ʃe]

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• Rhymes:-etʃe
• Syllabification:le‧che

Etymology 1

Leche

InheritedfromOld Spanishleche,from an earlier*leite<*laite,fromLate Latinlactemmorf,fromLatinlacn,fromProto-Indo-European*ǵlákts.CompareGalicianandPortugueseleitemandFrenchlaitm.

Noun

lechef(pluralleches)

1. (food)milk

   Prefiero el café conlechey azúcar.

   I prefer coffee withmilkand sugar.

2. (slang,vulgar)cum,semen

   Synonym:esperma

   Habíalecheen sus pantalones.

   There wascumon his pants.

Derived terms

• (diminutive):lechita

• a toda leche
• ama de leche
• árbol de la leche
• arroz con leche
• azúcar de leche
• blanca y en botella, leche
• café con leche
• cagando leches
• cagarse en la leche
• capón de leche
• como la leche
• cuenta de leche
• de leche
• diente de leche
• dulce de leche
• en leche
• extractor de leche
• gota de leche
• hermano de leche
• la leche
• leche asada
• leche condensada
• leche de almendra
• leche de arroz
• leche de avellana
• leche de avena
• leche de canela
• leche de cáñamo
• leche de coco
• leche de gallina
• leche de los viejos
• leche de pájaro
• leche de soja
• leche de tierra
• leche de tigre
• leche desnatada
• leche en polvo
• leche entera
• leche fresca
• leche frita
• leche materna
• leche natural
• leche normal
• leche vegetal
• lecheríaf
• lechero
• madre de leche
• mala leche
• mar de leche
• mate de leche
• me cago en la leche
• mil leches
• ni qué leches
• perro de mil leches
• pez de leche
• qué leches
• rayo de leche
• sacaleche
• sacaleches
• sangre y leche
• suero de la leche

Related terms

• lactar
• lácteo
• lechar
• lechera
• lechero
• lechoso
• lechuga

Descendants

• →Cebuano:letse
• →Papiamentu:lechi
• →Tetelcingo Nahuatl:lieche

Interjection

leche

1. (vulgar,Philippines,Spain)shit

Etymology 2

Verb

leche

1. inflection oflechar:
   1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
   2. third-personsingularimperative

Further reading

• “leche”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition,Royal Spanish Academy,2014 October 16

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈlet͡ʃe/[ˈlɛː.t͡ʃɛ]
  • IPA^(key):(no yod coalescence)/ˈlet͡ʃe/[ˈlɛː.t̪͡ʃɛ]
• Rhymes:-et͡ʃe
• Syllabification:le‧che

Interjection

leche(Baybayin spellingᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. Alternative spelling ofletse

Adjective

leche(Baybayin spellingᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. Alternative spelling ofletse

Noun

leche(Baybayin spellingᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. Alternative spelling ofletse