hilera

Spanish

Etymology

From hilo (“thread”) +‎ -era. Cognate with Portuguese fileira, Portuguese fieira, Galician fieira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈleɾa/ [iˈle.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: hi‧le‧ra

Noun

hilera f (plural hileras)

1. row, windrow

   coches estacionados en hilera

   cars parked in a row

Further reading

• “hilera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• helera

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hilera.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiˈleɾa/ [hɪˈlɛ.ɾɐ], (colloquial) /heˈleɾa/ [hɛˈlɛ.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: hi‧le‧ra

Noun

hilera (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜇ)

1. row; line; file

   Synonyms: hanay, pila, linya, halayhay

Derived terms

• hile-hilera
• hilerahan
• hilerahin
• humilera
• ihilera
• kahilera
• maghilera
• magkahilera
• pahilerahin

 

Further reading

• “hilera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018