# galera
## Catalan
### Etymology

From Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈle.ɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ɡaˈle.ɾa]

### Noun

galera f (plural galeres)
* (nautical) galley
* (printing) galley
* mantis shrimp

#### Derived terms

* galerada

### Further reading

* “galera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Verb

galera
* third-person singular simple future of galer

## Italian
### Etymology

Archaic variant of galea (“galley”) used in the nautical sense, from which the primary modern usage derives.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/
* Rhymes: -ɛra
* Hyphenation: ga‧lè‧ra

### Noun

galera f (plural galere)
* (informal) prison, jail, jug
    Synonyms: carcere, prigione, gattabuia
* (nautical) galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)
    Synonym: galea

#### Descendants

* → French: galère
* → German: Galeere
* → Polish: galera

### Further reading

* galera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{it}$

### Anagrams

* regala

## Latin
### Noun

galēra
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of galērum

### References

* galera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* “galera”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian galera, from galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛra
* Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

### Noun

galera f
* (nautical) galley (ship propelled primarily by oars)

#### Derived terms

* galerowy
* galernik

#### Related terms

* galerniczy

### Further reading

* galera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* galera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɡɐˈlɛ.ɾɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
* Hyphenation: ga‧le‧ra

### Noun

galera f (plural galeras)
* (nautical) galley
** 1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎, 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 143:A galera como um cavallo que obedece facilmente á pericia de um optimo cavalleiro, proejou a barra em meio das exclamações dos impacientes e saudosos passageiros.The galley, like a horse that easily obeys the skill of an excellent rider, crossed the bar amidst the exclamations of the impatient and nostalgic passengers.
* (Brazil, informal) folks
    Synonyms: rapaziada, moçada, gurizada, negada

### Further reading

* galera on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{pt}$

## Spanish
### Etymology

From galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡaˈleɾa/ [ɡaˈle.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -eɾa
* Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

### Noun

galera f (plural galeras)
* galley
* covered wagon
* mantis shrimp
* (Southern Cone) top hat
    Synonyms: chistera, sombrero de copa

### Further reading

* “galera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10