perrera
Spanish, noun/peˈreɾa/
perrera is spelled P-E-R-R-E-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perrera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dog pound (US), animal shelter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lugar donde se encierran y se custodian a los perros, generalmente los perros abandonados o sin dueño”.
What does perrera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedog pound (US), animal shelter
- 2
femininekennel, doghouse
- 3
colloquialfemininetantrum
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lugar donde se encierran y se custodian a los perros, generalmente los perros abandonados o sin dueño. 2. Vagón del tren en el que se transporta a los perros. 3. Trabajo duro e inútil. 4. Patrón que malpaga a los trabajadores.
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 perrera
- perreras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perrera?
- /peˈreɾa/
- [peˈre.ɾa]
- [peˈreɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perrera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perrera in Spanish?
perrera appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).