litre
Spanish, noun/ˈlitɾe/
litre is spelled L-I-T-R-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 169,030th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Litre is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Lithraea caustica, a Chilean tree or bush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Lithraea caustica) Árbol perennifolio de la familia de las anacardiáceas, endémico de Chile. Tiene flores…”.
What does litre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineLithraea caustica, a Chilean tree or bush.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Lithraea caustica) Árbol perennifolio de la familia de las anacardiáceas, endémico de Chile. Tiene flores color rosado-amarillento y fruto comestible en drupa. De sus hojas emana una sustancia volátil que puede causar una severa alergia caracterizada por picazón intensa y ronchas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of litre
- litres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce litre?
- /ˈlitɾe/
- [ˈli.t̪ɾe]
- [ˈlit̪ɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is litre in Spanish?
litre appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).