"galera" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/ Forms: galere [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛra Etymology: Archaic variant of galea (“galley”) used in the nautical sense, from which the primary modern usage derives. Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} galera f (plural galere)
  1. (informal) prison, jail, jug Tags: feminine, informal Synonyms: carcere, prigione, gattabuia
    Sense id: en-galera-it-noun-BCv6Rg7Q Categories (other): Prison Disambiguation of Prison: 100 0
  2. (nautical) galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars) Tags: feminine Synonyms: galea
    Sense id: en-galera-it-noun-3nxc8T25 Categories (other): Nautical, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Watercraft Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Watercraft: 7 93 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ German: Galeere",
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      "text": "→ German: Galeere"
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  ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "prigione"
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          "word": "gattabuia"
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      "ipa": "/ɡaˈlɛ.ra/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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    "Italian countable nouns",
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    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛra",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛra/3 syllables",
    "es:Crustaceans",
    "es:Headwear",
    "es:Watercraft",
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          "expansion": "→ German: Galeere",
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      ],
      "text": "→ German: Galeere"
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "prison, jail, jug"
      ],
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          "jail"
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          "jug"
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        "(informal) prison, jail, jug"
      ],
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          "word": "carcere"
        },
        {
          "word": "prigione"
        },
        {
          "word": "gattabuia"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)"
      ],
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          "galley",
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaˈlɛ.ra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛra"
    }
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}

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