"tetera" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /teˈteɾa/, [t̪eˈt̪e.ɾa] Forms: teteras [plural]
Rhymes: -eɾa Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish té Spanish -t- Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin -āria Spanish -era Spanish tetera From té (“tea”) + -t- + -era. Compare French théière, Italian teiera. See also cafetera (“coffeemaker; coffeepot”). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:af|té<t:tea>|-t-|-era|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Spanish té Spanish -t- Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin -āria Spanish -era Spanish tetera [Appendix:Glossary#nominalization|Nominalization]] of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āria", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-era", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "tetera", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="tetera"> From té (“tea”) + -t- + -era., {{ncog|fr|théière}} French théière, {{cog|it|teiera}} Italian teiera Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} tetera f (plural teteras)
  1. teapot (vessel for tea) Tags: feminine Synonyms: charera
    Sense id: en-tetera-es-noun-W1q9-SJR
  2. teakettle; kettle (for boiling water) Tags: feminine Synonyms: hervidor, pava
    Sense id: en-tetera-es-noun-CWwjIuyB Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish terms interfixed with -t-, Spanish terms suffixed with -era Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 78 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 23 77 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 22 78 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 22 78 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 22 78 Disambiguation of Spanish terms interfixed with -t-: 19 81 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -era: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: té, charera
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /teˈteɾa/, [t̪eˈt̪e.ɾa] Forms: teteras [plural]
Rhymes: -eɾa Etymology: According to Argentine writer Juan José Sebrelli, “tetera” comes from English toilet room, which is sometimes shortened to t-room, which sounds similar to “tea room” (“salón de té” in Spanish). Etymology templates: {{der|es|en|toilet room}} English toilet room Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} tetera f (plural teteras)
  1. (gay slang, Argentina) a public restroom used as a place for casual sex between men; a tearoom or teahouse Tags: Argentina, feminine, slang Derived forms: hacer tetera [verb]
    Sense id: en-tetera-es-noun-FnNa9cys Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 12 85 Topics: LGBT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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