llera

See also: Llera

Asturian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʎeɾa/, [ˈʎe.ɾa]

Noun

llera f (plural lleres)

loose stones
rocky surface in a beach

Catalan

Etymology

Regional palatized form of glera, from Latin glarea.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʎe.ɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [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

Noun

llera f (plural lleras)

pebbly or stony area

Further reading

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

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