palmera

Asturian

Alternative forms

• palmeira

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palˈmeɾa/ [palˈme.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: pal‧me‧ra

Noun

palmera f (plural palmeres)

1. palm tree (tropical tree)

Related terms

• palma

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “palmera”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “palmera”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Alternative forms

• palmer

Etymology

From palma +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾa

Noun

palmera f (plural palmeres)

1. palm tree

   Synonym: palma

Derived terms

• palmera de Canàries
• palmera de dàtils
• palmera excelsa
• palmera reial

Further reading

• “palmera”, 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

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palmera.

Noun

palmera

1. the parlor palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
2. (obsolete) a palm tree

Spanish

Etymology

From palma +‎ -era, or borrowed from Catalan palmera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palˈmeɾa/ [palˈme.ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: pal‧me‧ra

Noun

palmera f (plural palmeras)

1. palm (tree)
2. palmier (pastry)

Derived terms

• palmera de salón
• palmera del azúcar
• palmera real

Noun

palmera f (plural palmeras)

1. female equivalent of palmero

Adjective

palmera f

1. feminine singular of palmero

Further reading

• “palmera”, 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