galera

Etymology

From Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

Noun

galera f (plural galeres)

1. galley

Verb

galera

1. third-person singular simple future of galer

Etymology

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

Noun

galera f (plural galere)

1. (informal) prison, jail, jug

   Synonyms: carcere, prigione

2. (nautical) galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)

   Synonym: galea

Further reading

• galera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• regala

Noun

galēra

1. nominative plural of galērum
2. accusative plural of galērum
3. vocative plural of galērum

References

• galera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• galera in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Etymology

From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.ˈlɛ.ɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ˈlɛ.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: ga‧le‧ra

Noun

galera f (plural galeras)

1. (nautical) galley
2. (Brazil, informal) folks

   Synonyms: rapaziada, moçada, gurizada

Further reading

• galera on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology

From galea, from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

Noun

galera f (plural galeras)

1. galley