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From Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

galera f (plural galeres)

  1. (nautical) galley
  2. (printing) galley
  3. mantis shrimp

galera

  1. third-person singular simple future of galer

Archaic variant of galea (“galley”) used in the nautical sense, from which the primary modern usage derives.

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lè‧ra

galera f (plural galere)

  1. (informal) prison, jail, jug
    Synonyms: carcere, prigione, gattabuia
  2. (nautical) galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)
    Synonym: galea

galēra

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of galērum
  • "galera", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “galera”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Borrowed from Italian galera, from galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós).

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

galera f

  1. (nautical) galley (ship propelled primarily by oars)

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  • galera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • galera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
galera

From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

  • Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧le‧ra

galera f (plural galeras)

  1. (nautical) galley

    • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 143:

      A galera como um cavallo que obedece facilmente á pericia de um optimo cavalleiro, proejou a barra em meio das exclamações dos impacientes e saudosos passageiros.

      The galley, like a horse that easily obeys the skill of an excellent rider, crossed the bar amidst the exclamations of the impatient and nostalgic passengers.
  2. (Brazil, informal) folks
    Synonyms: rapaziada, moçada, gurizada, negada

From galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈleɾa/ [ɡaˈle.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

galera f (plural galeras)

  1. galley
  2. covered wagon
  3. mantis shrimp
  4. (Southern Cone) top hat
    Synonyms: chistera, sombrero de copa