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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish solera.
Noun
solera (countable and uncountable, plural soleras)
- (uncountable) A method of producing sherry in which small amounts of younger wines stored in an upper tier of casks are systematically blended with the more mature wine in the casks below
- (countable) A large wine cask, on the bottom tier in this system, that contains the oldest wine
Anagrams
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From sòl + -era.
Noun
solera f (plural soleres)
- flat ceiling
- plinth, support
- bedstone (of a mill)
- floor (of an oven)
- (construction) screed
- (construction) invert (floor of a tunnel)
- (winemaking) solera
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
solera f (plural soleres)
- female equivalent of soler
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From suelo + -era.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈleɾa/
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: so‧le‧ra
Noun
solera f (plural soleras)
- solera
- vintage (wine)
- (figurative) character, history
- Synonyms: carácter, historia
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