pollera
Spanish, noun/poˈʝeɾa/
pollera is spelled P-O-L-L-E-R-A (7 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 34,480th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pollera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pollera (Central American fiesta costume)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine of pollero. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Falda (prenda o parte del vestido que cae suelta desde la cintura)”.
What does pollera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepollera (Central American fiesta costume)
- 2
feminineskirt, overskirt, kilt
pollera escocesa
- 3
femininebaby walker
- 4
femininechicken coop
- 5
femininefeminine of pollero
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Falda (prenda o parte del vestido que cae suelta desde la cintura). 2. Vestido de mujer, finamente bordado y con pliegues, típico de Panamá. 3. Vestido con pliegues similar a la pollera panameña₂ tradicional de la región caribeña colombiana y asociado con la cumbia. 4. Pollero₂ (donde se crían pollos).
adjective: 1. Dicho de un hombre: dominado por su pareja.
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 pollera
- polleras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pollera?
- /poˈʝeɾa/
- [poˈʝe.ɾa]
- [poˈʝeɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pollera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pollera in Spanish?
pollera appears 1.0 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).