galera

See also: galéra

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈle.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaˈle.ɾa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

galera f (plural galeres)

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

Derived terms

• galerada

Further reading

• “galera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Verb

galera

1. third-person singular simple future of galer

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

Further reading

• galera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• regala

Latin

Noun

galēra

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of galērum

References

• "galera", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

Noun

galera f

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

Declension

Declension of galera

	singular	plural
nominative	galera	galery
genitive	galery	galer
dative	galerze	galerom
accusative	galerę	galery
instrumental	galerą	galerami
locative	galerze	galerach
vocative	galero	galery

Derived terms

adjective

• galerowy

noun

• galernik

Related terms

adjective

• galerniczy

Further reading

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

Portuguese

galera

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɛ.ɾɐ/

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

Noun

galera f (plural galeras)

1. (nautical) galley
   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 143:

     A galera como um cavallo que obedece facilmente á pericia de um optimo cavalleiro, proejou a barra em meio das exclamações dos impacientes e saudosos passageiros.

     The galley, like a horse that easily obeys the skill of an excellent rider, crossed the bar amidst the exclamations of the impatient and nostalgic passengers.

2. (Brazil, informal) folks

   Synonyms: rapaziada, moçada, gurizada, negada

Further reading

• galera on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “galera”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “galera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

galera f (plural galeras)

1. galley
2. covered wagon
3. mantis shrimp
4. (printing) galley, galley proof

   Synonyms: galerada, prueba

5. (printing) galley tray

   Synonym: galerín

Derived terms

• corrección de galeras
• revisión de galeras

Etymology 2

From Italian galero.

Noun

galera f (plural galeras)

1. (Southern Cone) top hat

   Synonyms: chistera, sombrero de copa

Further reading

• “galera”, 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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈleɾa/ [ɡɐˈlɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish galera, from galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea). Doublet of galila.

Noun

galera (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜇ)

1. (nautical) galley
2. (printing) galley

Related terms

• galeon
• galerada

See also

• galauran

Etymology 2

Noun

galera (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜇ)

1. alternative form of galyera

Further reading

• “galera”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “galera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 294