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Asturian
Pronunciation
Noun
quimera f (plural quimeres)
- fight; brawl
- 1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 82:
«Ca fiesta qu'habia, había quimera. […]- “In each party that occurred, there was a fight.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin chimaera.
Pronunciation
Noun
quimera f (plural quimeres)
- chimera
- hallucination
- animus, dislike
- Synonyms: tírria, mania
- (colloquial) anxiety, distress
- Synonyms: ànsia, inquietud
- rabbitfish (Chimaera monstrosa)
- Synonyms: caro, ullverd
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
- Hyphenation: qui‧me‧ra
Noun
quimera f (plural quimeras)
- chimera
- chimera, pipe dream
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat, chimera”). Cognate with English chimera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈmeɾa/
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: qui‧me‧ra
Noun
quimera f (plural quimeras)
- chimera
- chimera, pipe dream (something illusory or impossible to achieve)
Derived terms
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