llera

== Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin glarea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʎeɾa/ [ˈʎe.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: lle‧ra === Noun === llera f (plural lleres) loose stones rocky surface in a beach ==== Derived terms ==== llerada lleráu lleregal llerisca lleriza ===== Placenames ===== La Llera, La Ḷḷera La Llera Polín Llera Les Lleres El Llerón, El Ḷḷeirón, El Lleirón El Lleráu Los Praos Llerones Ḷḷeirieḷḷa La Llerosa, La Ḷḷeirosa Llerices === Further reading === “llera”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “llera”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === Regional palatized form of glera, from Latin glarea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈʎe̞.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈʎe.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈʎe.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa === Noun === llera f (plural lleres) (regional) gravel Synonym: glera (geology, hydrology) riverbed Synonym: llit fluvial ==== Usage notes ==== This term was originally only a regional form of glera, used in Ribagorça and Baix Maestrat. However, since the 1960s, it has become a widespread synonym of llit fluvial ("riverbed"), also used outside these regions. == Spanish == === Etymology === Perhaps borrowed from Asturian llera, from Latin glarea. === Noun === llera f (plural lleras) pebbly or stony area === Further reading === “llera”, 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