Etymology

pollera

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Today it means: A Central American fiesta costume usually heavily embroidered and very full in the skirt. Full definition →

Spanish pollera ← Latin pullus, pullō ← Proto-Indo-European *polH-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*polH-“animal young”
  2. Latin · derived frompullus, pullō
  3. Spanish · derived frompollera“baby walker; chicken coop”
  4. English todaypollera

American Spanish pollera (“baby walker; chicken coop”) from pollo (“chicken”), from Latin pullus, pullō, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*polH- all →

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