Feminine

glorieta

Meaning

  1. (feminine) roundabout, traffic circle (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island)
  2. (feminine) arbor, bower
  3. (feminine) summerhouse, alcove, pavilion, gazebo
  4. (Cuba, Dominican-Republic, feminine) kiosk; newsstand

Hyphenated as
glo‧rie‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡloˈɾjeta/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French gloriette. First attested in 1788 in the "pavilion" sense.

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