lechoso

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin lactōsus. By surface analysis, leche +‎ -oso. The noun sense is due to the sap of the tree, which superficially resembles milk. Doublet of lactosa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leˈt͡ʃoso/ [leˈt͡ʃo.so] Rhymes: -oso Syllabification: le‧cho‧so === Adjective === lechoso (feminine lechosa, masculine plural lechosos, feminine plural lechosas) milky ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === lechoso m (plural lechosos) (Ecuador) a type of tree found in the Galápagos, in the genus Scalesia Synonym: escalesia === Further reading === “lechoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025