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lechero

/leˈt͡ʃeɾo/

adjective/leˈt͡ʃeɾo/

milky (resembling milk); milk- (containing milk or related to milk); dairy (used to produce milk)

cabra lechera, vaca lecheradairy goat, dairy cow

Inherited from Latin lactārius, corresponding to leche + -ero. Unrelated to English lecher/lecherous.

noun, masculine/leˈt͡ʃeɾo/plural: lecheros

milkman (person who delivers milk); milker (person who milks); milk coffee; milk can

1797, Don Ignacio Maria Ruiz de Luzuriaga, "Disertacion medica sobre el cólico de Madrid", Memorias de la Real Academia Médica de Madrid, vol. 1, Imprenta Real, page 259. Otra de las causas del cólico pueden ser los lecheros, mantequeros y queseros. Another cause of colic can be milkmen, buttermen, and cheesemongers.

Synonyms: ordeñador, café lechero

Inherited from Latin lactārius, corresponding to leche + -ero. Unrelated to English lecher/lecherous.