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Spanish
Etymology
From hombro (“shoulder”) + -era.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /omˈbɾeɾa/
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: hom‧bre‧ra
Noun
hombrera f (plural hombreras)
- shoulder patch
- (clothing) shoulder pad
2015 September 16, “El tiempo pasa en el Cinturón”, in El País:El aire vintage resultante de sus palabras se hace más patente hacia el final, cuando habla de “Cinturón Rojo” y de “fábricas”, cosas que, junto a chicas con hombreras fumando mentolado, no vemos desde los 80’s.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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