"la leche" meaning in Spanish

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Phrase

Etymology: Literally, “the milk”, presumably referring to the mother's milk, similar to me cago en la leche. Etymology templates: {{m-g|the milk}} “the milk”, {{lit|the milk}} Literally, “the milk”, {{m|es|me cago en la leche}} me cago en la leche Head templates: {{head|es|phrase}} la leche
  1. for something to be amazing, very good Tags: Spain, colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-la_leche-es-phrase-pNXXwXQA
  2. for someone to be skillful or impressive Tags: Spain, colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-la_leche-es-phrase-ERExvM3S
  3. wow (used to express surprise, amazement) Tags: Spain, colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-la_leche-es-phrase-l~uPbDil Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Peninsular Spanish: 34 3 64 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: me cago en la leche, qué leches

Download JSON data for la leche meaning in Spanish (1.8kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "the milk"
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      "args": {
        "1": "the milk"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “the milk”",
      "name": "lit"
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 100",
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    }
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          "english": "This song is amazing.",
          "text": "Esta canción es la leche.",
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          "english": "Is this his house? Wow!",
          "text": "¿Y esta es su casa? ¡La leche!",
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        "for something to be amazing, very good"
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        "for someone to be skillful or impressive"
      ],
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      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
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