pollera

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noun

A Central American fiesta costume usually heavily embroidered and very full in the skirt.

OriginSpanish pollera ← Latin pullus, pullō ← Proto-Indo-European *polH- →
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Meanings

nounpollera (plural polleras)

plural polleras

  1. A Central American fiesta costume usually heavily embroidered and very full in the skirt.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*polH-“animal young”
  2. Latinpullus, pullō
  3. Spanishpollera“baby walker; chicken coop”
  4. Englishpollera

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

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pollera,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pollera.

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