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

 

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

Noun

pollera f (plural polleras)

  1. pollera (Central American fiesta costume)
  2. (Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Southern Cone) skirt, overskirt, kilt
    Synonym: falda
    pollera escocesa ― tartan kilt
    pollera pantalón ― culottes
    • 2021, Cecilia Pavón, “Monjas, la utopia de un mundo sin hombres”, in Los Sueños No Tienen Copyright, 2nd edition, Madrid: Blatt & Ríos, →ISBN:
      La mañana en la que partimos hacia nuestra futura vida, las nubes parecían rocas, el cielo estaba de un violeta furioso y los niños se escondían tras las polleras de sus madres, asustados por la extraña luz que rodeaba el día.
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  3. baby walker
    Synonym: tacataca
  4. (Venezuela) chicken coop
    Synonym: gallinero
  5. feminine of pollero

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