galleta
Spanish, noun/ɡaˈʝeta/
galleta is spelled G-A-L-L-E-T-A (7 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,645th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galleta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cookie / biscuit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pasta compuesta de harina, azúcar y a veces huevo, manteca o confituras diversas, que, dividida en trozos…”.
What does galleta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecookie / biscuit
- 2
Spaincolloquialfeminineslap
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pasta compuesta de harina, azúcar y a veces huevo, manteca o confituras diversas, que, dividida en trozos pequeños y moldeados o modelados en forma varia, se cuecen al horno. 2. Bollo de pan con costra. 3. Pan sin levadura, especialmente preparado para su larga conservación que se embarcaba para consumo de los marinos en largos viajes. 4. Pan bazo que se amasa para los trabajadores rurales.
noun: 1. Vasija pequeña con un caño torcido para verter el licor que contiene. 2. Recipiente sin asa, de cabeza chata y redondeada, que se usa para tomar mate.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of galleta
- galletas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galleta?
- /ɡaˈʝeta/
- [ɡaˈʝe.t̪a]
- [gaˈʝet̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galleta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galleta in Spanish?
galleta appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).