glera

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glarea. Doublet of llera.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

glera f (plural gleres)

1. gravelly area
2. shingle (gravelly beach)
3. scree

Further reading

• “glera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Aragonese glera, itself from Latin glarea. Doublet of llera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡleɾa/ [ˈɡle.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: gle‧ra

Noun

glera f (plural gleras)

1. gravelly area
2. sandy area

Further reading

• “glera”, 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