FromLatingalea, fromByzantine Greekγάλεα(gálea), fromγαλέη(galéē,“type of shellfish”), fromAncient Greekγαλεός(galeós,“shark”).

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

galera f (pluralgaleres)

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

• galerada

• “galera”, inDiccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition,Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan:Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

galera

1. third-personsingular simplefuture ofgaler

Archaic variant ofgalea(“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 (pluralgalere)

1. (informal)prison,jail,jug

   Synonyms:carcere,prigione,gattabuia

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

   Synonym:galea

• → French:galère
• → German:Galeere
• → Polish:galera

•  galera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia^it

• regala

galēra

1. nominative/accusative/vocativeplural ofgalērum

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

Borrowed fromItaliangalera, fromgalea, fromByzantine Greekγάλεα(gálea), fromγαλέη(galéē), fromAncient Greekγαλεός(galeós).

• IPA^(key):/ɡaˈlɛ.ra/

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• Rhymes:-ɛra
• Syllabification:ga‧le‧ra

galera f

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

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

FromCatalangalera, fromLatingalea, fromByzantine Greekγάλεα(gálea), fromγαλέη(galéē,“type of shellfish”), fromAncient Greekγαλεός(galeós,“shark”).

• Rhymes:-ɛɾɐ
• Hyphenation:ga‧le‧ra

galera f (pluralgaleras)

1. (nautical)galley
   • 1880,Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, inContos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition,Lisbon:Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published1905, page143:

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

     Thegalley, 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

•  galera on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia^pt

Fromgalea, fromByzantine Greekγάλεα(gálea), fromγαλέη(galéē,“type of shellfish”), fromAncient Greekγαλεός(galeós,“shark”).

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

galera f (pluralgaleras)

1. galley
2. covered wagon
3. mantis shrimp
4. (Southern Cone)top hat

   Synonyms:chistera,sombrero de copa

• “galera”, inDiccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8,Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10