bañera

Spanish

Etymology

From baño (“bath”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɲeɾa/ [baˈɲe.ɾa]

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• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ba‧ñe‧ra

Noun

bañera f (plural bañeras)

1. bathtub, bath

   Synonym: tina

   La bañera está reservada.

   The bathtub is occupied.

2. (nautical) cockpit

   Synonyms: cabina, carlinga

3. the bed of a dump truck
4. female equivalent of bañero (“lifeguard”)
5. A type of torture consisting of keeping someone's head underwater for long periods of time without drowning them.

Further reading

• “bañero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10