palestra
Spanish, noun/paˈlestɾa/
palestra is spelled P-A-L-E-S-T-R-A (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,789th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palestra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “palaestra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lucha o competición”.
What does palestra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepalaestra
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En la Grecia y Roma Antigua, lugar público destinado a la enseñanza y a la práctica de la lucha, y otros deportes. 2. Lucha o competición. 3. Sitio o paraje en que se celebran ejercicios literarios públicos o se discute o controvierte sobre cualquier asunto. 4. Actividad que consiste en subir y trepar por terrenos escabrosos y pendientes.
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 palestra
- palestras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palestra?
- /paˈlestɾa/
- [paˈles.t̪ɾa]
- [paˈlest̪ɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to palestra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is palestra in Spanish?
palestra appears 1.2 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).