pollera

English

Etymology

American Spanish pollera (“baby walker; chicken coop”) from pollo (“chicken”), from Latin pullus, pullō, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”).

Noun

pollera (plural polleras)

  1. A Central American fiesta costume usually heavily embroidered and very full in the skirt.

Spanish

Etymology

Feminine of pollero.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /poˈʝeɾa/ [poˈʝe.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /poˈʎeɾa/ [poˈʎe.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /poˈʃeɾa/ [poˈʃe.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /poˈʒeɾa/ [poˈʒe.ɾa]

  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: po‧lle‧ra

Noun

pollera f (plural polleras)

  1. pollera (a Central American fiesta costume usually heavily embroidered and very full in the skirt)
  2. (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay) skirt, overskirt, kilt
    Synonym: falda
    pollera escocesa ― tartan kilt
    pollera pantalón ― culottes
  3. baby walker, a walking frame used to help teach children to walk without falling
  4. chicken coop
    Synonym: gallinero
  5. female equivalent of pollero

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