solera
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
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
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Catalan edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
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
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
solera f (plural soleres)
- female equivalent of soler
Further reading edit
- “solera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
solera f (plural soleras)
Further reading edit
- “solera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014