tronera

See also: trônera

Catalan

Etymology

From tronar +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tɾuˈne.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tɾoˈne.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tɾoˈne.ɾa]

Noun

tronera f (plural troneres)

1. (military) embrasure
2. (snooker) pocket

Further reading

• “tronera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “tronera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

From trueno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾoˈneɾa/ [t̪ɾoˈne.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: tro‧ne‧ra

Noun

tronera f (plural troneras)

1. small window; porthole

   Synonym: ventanilla

2. (architecture, military) embrasure
3. (snooker, pool) pocket
4. (colloquial, South America) big hole

Noun

tronera m or f by sense (plural troneras)

1. (colloquial) flake (unreliable person)

   Synonym: inservible

Further reading

• “tronera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28