lechera

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See also: léchera

Fala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lechera.

Pronunciation

Noun

lechera f (plural lecheras)

  1. (Lagarteiru) female equivalent of lecheru (milkman); milkwoman
  2. milk churn
    Synonym: leiteira

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Spanish

Spanish police anti-riot van

Etymology

  • From Latin lactārius, corresponding to leche +‎ -era.
  • (police van): Because the first vans used by the Spanish police in the 1970s were also identical models to those used for delivering milk. Another reason is that the riot police officers came out of the vans distributing leches (bumps, blows, smacks).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈt͡ʃeɾa/
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: le‧che‧ra

Noun

lechera f (plural lecheras)

  1. female equivalent of lechero; milkmaid
    • 1928, Martín Adán (Rafael de la Fuente Benavides), La casa de cartón.
      El pregón de una lechera cayó, inesperado, en medio del cuarto y, al cabo de un minuto, las seis campanadas de las seis de la mañana.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. milk churn
    • 1987, Trevor I. Williams, Historia de la tecnología. Desde 1900 hasta 1950 (II), vol. 5, tr. by Juan C. Navascués Howard, Siglo XXI Editores, pages 298 and 299.
      La leche era transportada en lecheras de hojalata y entregada a domicilio en lecheras más pequeñas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. milk can
  4. milk jug
  5. (Spain, colloquial) anti-riot police van

Derived terms

Adjective

lechera

  1. feminine singular of lechero

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