polera

Spanish

A polo neck sweater

A T-shirt

Etymology

From polo +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈleɾa/ [poˈle.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: po‧le‧ra

Noun

polera f (plural poleras)

1. (Rioplatense, Paraguay) polo neck sweater

   Synonym: jersey de cuello alto

2. (Bolivia, Chile) T-shirt

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:camiseta

3. (Peru) sweater

   Synonyms: sudadera, suéter

Derived terms

• polerón

Further reading

• “polera”, 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
• “polera”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Swedish

Verb

polera (present polerar, preterite polerade, supine polerat, imperative polera)

1. to polish, to shine (make smooth and shiny)

   polera metallytor

   polish metal surfaces

2. (figuratively) to polish (refine)

Conjugation

Conjugation of polera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	polera		poleras
supine	polerat		polerats
imperative	polera		—
imper. plural1	poleren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	polerar	polerade	poleras	polerades
ind. plural1	polera	polerade	poleras	polerades
subjunctive2	polere	polerade	poleres	polerades
present participle		polerande
past participle		polerad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• opolerad
• polering

See also

• putsa

References

• polera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• polera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• polera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• polare