galera

From Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

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

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galera f (plural galeres)

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

• galerada

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

galera

1. third-person singular simple future of galer

Archaic variant of galea (“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 (plural galere)

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/vocative plural of galērum

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

Borrowed from Italian galera, from galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (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 in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• galera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

• Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ga‧le‧ra

galera f (plural galeras)

1. (nautical) galley
   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 143:

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

     The galley, 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
• “galera”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “galera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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

From galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

galera f (plural galeras)

1. galley
2. covered wagon
3. mantis shrimp
4. (printing) galley, galley proof

   Synonyms: galerada, prueba

5. (printing) galley tray

   Synonym: galerín

From Italian galero.

galera f (plural galeras)

1. (Southern Cone) top hat

   Synonyms: chistera, sombrero de copa

• “galera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈleɾa/ [ɡɐˈlɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

Borrowed from Spanish galera, from galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea). Doublet of galila.

galera (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜇ)

1. (nautical) galley
2. (printing) galley

galera (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜇ)

1. alternative form of galyera

• “galera”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “galera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 294