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pera

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pera"

Asturian

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾa/ [ˈpe.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: pe‧ra

Noun

pera f (plural peres)

  1. pear

Further reading

  • “pera”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “pera”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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Basque

Noun

pera

  1. allative singular of pe

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pera, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.

Pronunciation

Noun

pera f (plural peres)

  1. pear (fruit)
  2. goatee
    Synonym: masclet

Derived terms

Further reading

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾa/, [ˈpe.ɾa]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ra

Noun

pera

  1. pear (fruit)

Corsican

Noun

pera f (plural pere)

  1. pear
  • peru (“pear tree”)

References

  • “pera” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

pera

  1. inflection of pero:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Etymology 2

Verb

pera

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of prát

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse pera, probably from Old English pere, peru, from Latin pirum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰeːɹa/
  • Rhymes: -eːɹa

Noun

pera f (genitive singular peru, plural perur)

  1. pear (fruit)
  2. light bulb

Declension

More information f1, singular ...
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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pera (13th century, Alfonso X), from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.

Pronunciation

Noun

pera f (plural peras)

  1. pear (fruit)
  2. (slang) masturbation

Derived terms

  • pereira (“pear tree”)
  • leite de pera (“semen”)

References

Further reading

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse pera, probably from Old English pere, peru, from Latin pirum.

Pronunciation

Noun

pera f (genitive singular peru, nominative plural perur)

  1. pear (fruit)
  2. light bulb

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun

pera f

  1. stone

Italian

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.ra/
  • Rhymes: -era
  • Hyphenation: pé‧ra
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Noun

pera f (plural pere)

  1. pear (the fruit)
  2. (slang) fix (dose of drug)
    farsi una pera
    to shoot up

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: پرو (pero)

Anagrams

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πήρα (pḗra).

Pronunciation

Noun

pēra f (genitive pērae); first declension

  1. bag, satchel (slung over one shoulder)
  2. wallet
  3. scrip

Declension

First-declension noun.

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

References

  • “pera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “pera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "pera", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “pera”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “pera”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • “pera”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Leonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pera f (plural peras)

  1. pear

References

  • “pera”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2025
  • “pera”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2025

Lindu

Noun

pera

  1. silver

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq.

Pronunciation

Verb

pera (Lontara spelling ᨄᨙᨑ, semi-transitive ammera)

  1. (transitive) to wring out

Maori

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpera/, [ˈpɛɾɐ]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pera

  1. blubber

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pillow.

Noun

pera

  1. pillow
    Synonym: urunga
Derived terms
  • uhwi pera (“pillowcase”)

Further reading

  • “pera” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan pera, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.

Pronunciation

Noun

pera f (plural peras)

  1. pear

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).

    Preposition

    pera

    1. for, towards
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

      From Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular. Doublet of pero.

      Noun

      pera f (plural peras)

      1. pear
        maçãas e peras ― apples and pears
      Descendants

      Polish

      Etymology

      Unknown.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ra/
      • Rhymes: -ɛra
      • Syllabification: pe‧ra

      Noun

      pera f (diminutive perka)

      1. (Poznań) alternative form of pyra

      Declension

      Declension of pera
      More information singular, plural ...

      References

      • “Pyra”, in Słownik gwary miejskiej Poznania, (Can we date this quote?)

      Further reading

      • pera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Portuguese

      Etymology 1

        Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pera, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.

        Alternative forms

        Pronunciation

        • Rhymes: -eɾɐ
        • Hyphenation: pe‧ra

        Noun

        pera f (plural peras)

        1. pear
        2. (colloquial) a knuckle sandwich
        3. (Portugal) goatee
          Synonym: (Brazil) cavanhaque
        Derived terms
        Descendants

        Etymology 2

          Alternative forms

          Pronunciation

          • Hyphenation: pe‧ra

          Noun

          pera f (plural peras)

          1. archaic form of pedra
          Usage notes

          Fossilized in constructions such as perafita (formerly spelled péra-fita).

          Etymology 3

            Pronunciation

             
            • (Brazil) IPA(key): (unstressed) /pɛ.ɾɐ/, (with syncope) /pɾa/
              • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (unstressed) /pɛ.ɾa/, (with syncope) /pɾa/

            • Hyphenation: pe‧ra

            Preposition

            pera

            1. archaic form of para

            Etymology 4

              Clipping of espera, imperative of esperar (“to wait”).

              Pronunciation

              • Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
              • Hyphenation: pe‧ra

              Interjection

              pera

              1. (colloquial) just a minute
                Synonym: pera aí / peraí
              2. (colloquial) wait (asking for stop to make an observation)

              Further reading

              Serbo-Croatian

              Noun

              pera (Cyrillic spelling пера)

              1. inflection of pero:
                1. genitive singular
                2. nominative/genitive/accusative/vocative plural

              Slovak

              Etymology

              (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

              Pronunciation

              Noun

              pera

              1. genitive singular of pero

              Noun

              pera f

              1. lip

              Declension

              More information singular, plural ...

              Further reading

              • “pera”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

              Spanish

              Etymology

              Inherited from Old Spanish pera, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.

              Pronunciation

              Noun

              pera f (plural peras)

              1. pear
              2. (boxing) speed bag
              3. (Rioplatense, Chile) chin
                Synonyms: barbilla, mentón

              Derived terms

              Descendants

              Further reading

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