pollera

English

Etymology

American (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish, from Spanish pollera (“baby walker, chicken coop”), from pollo (“chicken”).

Noun

pollera (plural polleras)

1. A Latin-American fiesta costume usually heavily embroidered and very full in the skirt.

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Spanish

Etymology

From pollero

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /poˈʝeɾa/ [poˈʝe.ɾa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /poˈʝeɾa/ [poˈʝe.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /poˈʎeɾa/ [poˈʎe.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /poˈʃeɾa/ [poˈʃe.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /poˈʒeɾa/ [poˈʒe.ɾa]

Noun

pollera m (plural polleras)

1. pollera
2. chicken coop
3. chicken farmer
4. chicken seller

Derived terms

• pollera tubo