lejía

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lixīva, noun use of the adjective lixīvus (“made into lye”), from the use aqua lixīva. Compare Italian lisciva, French lessive, Romanian leșie, Sardinian lissía.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leˈxia/ [leˈxi.a]
Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: le‧jí‧a

Noun

lejía f (plural lejías)

lye
bleach
Synonym: blanqueador

Further reading

“lejía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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