paellera

English

A paellera holding paella

Etymology

From Spanish paellera, from Catalan paellera.

Noun

paellera (plural paelleras)

1. A large shallow frying pan in which paella is cooked.

Synonyms

• paella pan

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: paellera
• Polish: paellera (pl) f
• Spanish: paellera

Catalan

Etymology

From paella +‎ -era.

Noun

paellera

1. paellera

Descendants

• Spanish: paellera
  • English: paellera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan paellera.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /paeˈʝeɾa/ [pa.eˈʝe.ɾa]

• IPA^(key): /paeˈʝeɾa/ [pa.eˈʝe.ɾa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /paeˈʎeɾa/ [pa.eˈʎe.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /paeˈʃeɾa/ [pa.eˈʃe.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /paeˈʒeɾa/ [pa.eˈʒe.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: pa‧e‧lle‧ra

Noun

paellera f (plural paelleras)

1. paellera (a large shallow frying pan in which paella is cooked)

Descendants

• English: paellera

Further reading

• “paellero”, 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