coleta

English

Etymology

From Spanish coleta.

Noun

coleta (plural coletas)

1. (bullfighting) A pigtail, a symbol of the matador.

Translations

(bullfighting) pigtail

• French: coleta (fr) f

Anagrams

• Alecto, acetol, locate

Catalan

Etymology

From col (“cabbage”) +‎ -eta.

Noun

coleta f (plural coletes)

1. sea kale (Crambe maritima)

   Synonym: rave de mar

Derived terms

• coleta de mar
• coleta de sembrat

Further reading

• “coleta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “coleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish coleta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.le.ta/

Noun

coleta f (plural coletas)

1. (bullfighting) coleta

Further reading

• “coleta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish coleta.

Alternative forms

• colêta (pre-reform)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈle.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈle.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈle.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈle.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: co‧le‧ta

Noun

coleta f (plural coletas)

1. (bullfighting) coleta

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin collēcta. Doublet of colheita.

Alternative forms

• colecta (pre-1990 spelling)
• collecta (pre-reform)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlɛ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: co‧le‧ta

Noun

coleta f (plural coletas)

1. collection; the act of collecting
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Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• colecta (pre-1990 spelling)
• collecta (pre-reform)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlɛ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: co‧le‧ta

Verb

coleta

1. inflection of coletar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

From cola +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈleta/ [koˈle.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: co‧le‧ta

Noun

coleta f (plural coletas)

1. ponytail

   Synonym: cola de caballo

2. (bullfighting) coleta
3. exhaust pipe
4. afterthought

Derived terms

• coletilla
• cortarse la coleta

 

Further reading

• “coleta”, in Diccionario 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