Feminine
lejía
Meaning
- (feminine) lye
- (feminine) bleach
Concepts
Javelle water
Javel water
eau de Javelle
chlorine bleach
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
le‧jí‧a
Pronounced as (IPA)
/leˈxia/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited 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.
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