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pollera

pollera

9.9
A wide colorful skirt worn by women for festivals and dances
  • noun
: pollera
  • Each region has its own unique style of pollera for traditional celebrations.

Examples

  • The dancers twirled in their colorful polleras.

  • Tourists admired the intricate embroidery on the pollera displayed at the market.

  • The dancer wore a brightly colored pollera during the festival parade.

  • She wore a beautiful pollera during the festival.

  • The dancer wore a brightly colored pollera during the festival parade.

  • Each region has its own unique style of pollera for traditional celebrations.

  • Tourists admired the intricate embroidery on the pollera displayed at the market.

Synonyms

poncho
vspollera
27 3.9

A large cloth with a hole for the head that you wear to keep warm or dry

is a wide skirt or full festive outfit rather than an outer cloak
huipil
vspollera
  • US
1 9.9

A loose handmade tunic that Indigenous women wear in Mexico and Central America

is a wide colorful skirt or full outfit for festive dances
charra
vspollera
  • US
1 9.9

A traditional decorated outfit from Mexico worn by women for riding and dancing

is specifically a wide festive skirt or full dance costume for women

Surface Forms

pollera singular
polleras plural

Etymology

The word pollera comes from Spanish and means a wide, colorful 'skirt' used in traditional dress in parts of Latin America. Think of a big, round skirt worn for dance and festival; that image explains why pollera now names this full skirt or costume.