playera

playera

Spanish

una playera (México y Centroamérica)
una playera (España)

Etymology

From playa +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /plaˈʝeɾa/ [plaˈʝe.ɾa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /plaˈʃeɾa/ [plaˈʃe.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /plaˈʒeɾa/ [plaˈʒe.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: pla‧ye‧ra

Noun

playera f (plural playeras)

  1. (Guatemala, Mexico) T-shirt
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:camiseta
  2. (Spain) tennis shoes, trainers, training shoes, running shoes, runners, sneakers (sports shoe)
    Synonyms: zapatilla, deportiva, deportivo, bamba, tenis; see also Thesaurus:tenis

Usage notes

  • Many speakers in mainland Spain do not know of this word.

Adjective

playera f sg

  1. feminine singular of playero

Further reading

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