Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French crémaillère. Doublet of clemàstecs (trammel).

Noun

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cremallera f (plural cremalleres)

  1. zip fastener; zipper
  2. (mechanical engineering) rack

Noun

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cremallera m (plural cremalleres)

  1. (rail transport) Ellipsis of tren cremallera.; rack railway

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French crémaillère.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kɾemaˈʝeɾa/ [kɾe.maˈʝe.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kɾemaˈʎeɾa/ [kɾe.maˈʎe.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kɾemaˈʃeɾa/ [kɾe.maˈʃe.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kɾemaˈʒeɾa/ [kɾe.maˈʒe.ɾa]

  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: cre‧ma‧lle‧ra

Noun

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cremallera f (plural cremalleras)

  1. zip fastener; zipper
    Synonym: cierre
  2. (mechanical engineering) rack

Interjection

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cremallera

  1. zip it, shush

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