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-ería

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See also: eria, ería, eriä, -éria, -eria, and -erią

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -āria, -ārius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈɾia/ [eˈɾi.a]
Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: -e‧rí‧a

Suffix

-ería f (noun-forming suffix, plural -erías)

turns a noun into a store or restaurant that sells such an item; -ery
‎queso (“cheese”) + ‎-ería → ‎quesería (“cheese shop”)

‎taco + ‎-ería → ‎taquería (“taco shop”)
characteristic of; -ery
suffix for actions or expressions; -ery, -ishness, -ity
‎burlar (“to joke”) + ‎-ería → ‎burlería (“a jest, a jeer”)

‎galante (“gallant”) + ‎-ería → ‎galantería (“gallantry”)

‎niño (“child”) + ‎-ería → ‎niñería (“childishness”)
forms collectives; -ery
‎grifo (“faucet”) + ‎-ería → ‎grifería (“faucetry”)

‎bala (“bullet”) + ‎-ería → ‎balería (“an amount of bullets”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ería

hamburguesería

pedigüeñería

Further reading

“-ería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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