leche (leh-cheh)

/ˈle.tΚƒe/exclamation

What does leche (leh-cheh) mean? leche (leh-cheh) is a Filipino moderate that translates to β€œcrap / dammit” in English.

milk (Spanish loan)

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"crap / dammit"

Derived from the Spanish 'Me cago en la leche' (I shit in the milk). In Tagalog it's a standalone mild curse.

Leche! Ayaw gumana. (Crap! It won't work.)