pedrera

Catalan

Etymology

From pedra +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

pedrera f (plural pedreres)

1. quarry

Further reading

• “pedrera”, 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
• “pedrera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “pedrera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pedrera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From piedra +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈdɾeɾa/ [peˈð̞ɾe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: pe‧dre‧ra

Noun

pedrera f (plural pedreras)

1. quarry

   Synonym: cantera

Further reading

• “pedrera”, 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