bañera

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon)bor.

Latin balneum

Latin baneum

Old Spanish banno

Spanish baño

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Spanish -era

Spanish bañera

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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025