quimera

See also: Quimera

Asturian

FWOTD – 13 October 2013

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈmeɾa/, [kiˈme.ɾa]

Noun

quimera f (plural quimeres)

  1. fight; brawl
    • 1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 82:
      «Ca fiesta qu'habia, había quimera. []
      In each party that occurred, there was a fight. []

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chimaera.

Pronunciation

Noun

quimera f (plural quimeres)

  1. chimera
  2. hallucination
  3. animus, dislike
    Synonyms: tírria, mania
  4. (colloquial) anxiety, distress
    Synonyms: ànsia, inquietud
  5. rabbitfish (Chimaera monstrosa)
    Synonyms: caro, ullverd

Derived terms

  • quimerós
  • quimerut
  • quimèric

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈmɛ.ɾɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: qui‧me‧ra

Noun

quimera f (plural quimeras)

  1. chimera
  2. chimera, pipe dream

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, she-goat, chimera). Cognate with English chimera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈmeɾa/ [kiˈme.ɾa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: qui‧me‧ra

Noun

quimera f (plural quimeras)

  1. chimera
  2. chimera, pipe dream (something illusory or impossible to achieve)

Derived terms

Further reading

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