glorieta

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gloriette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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glorieta f (plural glorietes)

  1. pavilion, gloriette

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gloriette.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡloˈɾjeta/ [ɡloˈɾje.t̪a]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: glo‧rie‧ta

Noun

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glorieta f (plural glorietas)

  1. roundabout, traffic circle (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island)
    Synonym: rotonda
    • 1997, Pilar Urbano, Yo entré en el Cesid, page 183:
      Estando ahí, veo en la glorieta ajardinada dos o tres vehículos grises de la Policía Armada.
      There, I see in the landscaped roundabout two or three gray Armed Police Corps vehicles.
  2. (horticulture) arbor, bower
  3. summerhouse, alcove, pavilion, gazebo
    Synonym: cenador
  4. (Cuba, Dominican Republic) kiosk; newsstand
    Synonym: quiosco

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