polvera
Spanish, noun/polˈbeɾa/
polvera is spelled P-O-L-V-E-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 152,151st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polvera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “powder compact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recipiente usado para guardar polvo”.
What does polvera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepowder compact
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Recipiente usado para guardar polvo.
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 polvera
- polveras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polvera?
- /polˈbeɾa/
- [polˈβ̞e.ɾa]
- [polˈβ̞eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is polvera in Spanish?
polvera appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).