solera

/soˈleɾa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las soleras

Meaning

  1. tradition

    • Es un vino de solera.

      It's a vintage wine.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

tradición

solera is more about a long-standing tradition or heritage, with age and character, like a wine's aging process; tradición is the general word.

Similar in other languages

German

Tradition

Tradition is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tradition."

Portuguese

tradição

tradição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tradition."

Practice

1 What does solera mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un vino de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches solera?

noun

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