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See also: galéra

Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, type of shellfish), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, shark).

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Noun

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galera f (plural galeres)

  1. (nautical) galley
  2. (printing) galley
  3. mantis shrimp

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French

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Verb

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galera

  1. third-person singular simple future of galer

Italian

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Etymology

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Archaic variant of galea (galley) used in the nautical sense, from which the primary modern usage derives.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lè‧ra

Noun

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galera f (plural galere)

  1. (informal) prison, jail, jug
    Synonyms: carcere, prigione, gattabuia
  2. (nautical) galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)
    Synonym: galea

Descendants

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  • French: galère
  • German: Galeere
  • Polish: galera

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Latin

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Noun

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galēra

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of galērum

References

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  • galera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • galera”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian galera, from galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

Noun

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galera f

  1. (nautical) galley (ship propelled primarily by oars)

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Derived terms

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adjective
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adjective

Further reading

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  • galera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • galera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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galera

Etymology

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From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, type of shellfish), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, shark).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧le‧ra

Noun

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galera f (plural galeras)

  1. (nautical) galley
  2. (Brazil, informal) folks
    Synonyms: rapaziada, moçada, gurizada, negada

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, type of shellfish), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, shark).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈleɾa/ [ɡaˈle.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

Noun

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galera f (plural galeras)

  1. galley
  2. covered wagon
  3. mantis shrimp
  4. (Southern Cone) top hat
    Synonyms: chistera, sombrero de copa

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