mollera

See also: mollerà and mòllera

Catalan

Etymology

From moll (“soft”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈʎe.ɾə]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈʎe.ɾə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈʎe.ɾa]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)

Noun

mollera f (plural molleres)

fen
Synonym: torbera baixa

Further reading

“mollera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moˈʝeɾa/ [moˈʝe.ɾa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /moˈʎeɾa/ [moˈʎe.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /moˈʃeɾa/ [moˈʃe.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /moˈʒeɾa/ [moˈʒe.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: mo‧lle‧ra

Noun

mollera f (plural molleras)

top of the head
brains, brainchild

Further reading

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