pollera

[ puh-yair-uh; Spanish paw-ye-rah ]

noun

, plural pol·le·ras [p, uh, -, yair, -, uh, z, paw-, ye, -, r, ahs].

1. a very colorful costume worn by women during fiestas in Latin American countries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pollera¹

First recorded in 1760–65; from South American Spanish pollera “skirt, overskirt, poultry yard, chicken coop, (baby) walker,” derivative of pollo “chicken,” from Latin pullus “chicken, young animal”; pullet ( def )