galería

/ɡaleˈɾia/ · B1 · noun · f

gallery

🖼️ galería = gallery + a; same word, Spanish adds the stress on -RÍ-

Spanish and English both took this word from Italian galleria, which may come from Medieval Latin galilaea, the porch at a church entrance. That is why it means a covered passage as well as an art room. Say ga-le-RÍ-a, with the stress on the í.

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