glorieta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French gloriette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡloˈɾjeta/ [ɡloˈɾje.t̪a]

Noun

glorieta f (plural glorietas)

1. roundabout, traffic circle (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island)

   Synonym: rotonda

2. (horticulture) arbor, bower
3. summerhouse, alcove, pavilion

   Synonym: cenador

Further reading

• “glorieta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28