papelera

[ pah-pe-le-rah ]

/ ˌpɑ pɛˈlɛ rɑ /

noun, plural pa·pe·le·ras [pah-pe-le-rahs] /ˌpɑ pɛˈlɛ rɑs/. Spanish Furniture.

a small Renaissance cabinet for papers and writing materials, mounted on a small stand.

Nearby words

papaveraceous, papaverine, papaw, papaya, papeete, papelera, papen, paper, paper birch, paper chase, paper chromatography

Origin of papelera

< Spanish, equivalent to papel paper + -era (feminine); see -ary

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