batería

See also: bateria, batéria, and baterią

Galician

Alternative forms

• bateria (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bateˈɾia/ [ba.t̪eˈɾi.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ba‧te‧ría

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French batterie.

Noun

batería f (plural baterías)

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Further reading

• “batería” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

batería

1. first/third-person singular conditional of bater

Spanish

Pilas (left) and baterías (right)

batería of a smartphone

pilas recargables

Etymology

Borrowed from French batterie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bateˈɾia/ [ba.t̪eˈɾi.a]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ba‧te‧rí‧a

Noun

A drum kit

batería f (plural baterías)

1. large and rechargeable battery

   Coordinate term: pila

2. drum kit, drum set
3. set (collection of things)

Usage notes

pila is used for small, cylindrical batteries while batería is used for larger, rectangular batteries.

Derived terms

• batería de cocina
• en batería

 

Noun

A drummer

batería m or f by sense (plural baterías)

1. drummer

   Synonym: baterista

   el legendario batería de Talking Heads

   the legendary drummer of Talking Heads

Further reading

• “batería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014