lechoza

• lechosa

From lechosa (“milky”), possibly referring to the consistency of the sap of the Carica papaya plant.

• IPA^(key): /leˈt͡ʃoθa/ [leˈt͡ʃo.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /leˈt͡ʃosa/ [leˈt͡ʃo.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -osa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: le‧cho‧za

lechoza f (plural lechozas)

1. (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)

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