orejera
Spanish, noun[oɾeˈxeɾa]
orejera is spelled O-R-E-J-E-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orejera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “earflap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Abrigo que se hace para defender las orejas del frío”.
What does orejera mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineearflap
- 2
feminineearmuff
- 3
feminineblinder (for horses)
- 4
feminineearpad
- 5
feminineear armour
- 6
feminineplug (jewellery for the ear)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abrigo que se hace para defender las orejas del frío. 2. Cualquiera de las cuñas del arado. 3. piezas que pendían por ambos lados de la celada o morrión, se sujetaban por debajo de la barba y resguardaban las orejas. Unas veces eran de cuero, cubiertas de escamas de metal, y otras de hierro. 4. Rodaja que se metían los indios en el agujero que abrían en la oreja.
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 orejera
- orejeras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orejera?
- [oɾeˈxeɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to orejera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orejera in Spanish?
orejera appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).