gotera

Catalan

Etymology

From gota + -era.

Pronunciation

Noun

gotera f (plural goteres)

  1. leak (hole through which water enters)
    Synonym: degoter
  2. hole (especially in a floor or ceiling)
    Synonyms: esquerda, forat

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From gota + -era.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoˈteɾa/ [ɡoˈt̪e.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: go‧te‧ra

Noun

gotera f (plural goteras)

  1. leak (hole which lets escape a fluid)
    • 2022 April 20, Álvaro Sánchez, “Netflix se desmorona en Bolsa casi un 40% ahogada por la competencia y las contraseñas compartidas”, in El País:
      Pero parece claro que deberá ir más allá para tratar de monetizar los usuarios que no le reportan ingresos, una de las goteras que buscará tapar para recuperar el brío perdido.
      But it seems clear that they will have to go further to try to monetize users who do not report incomes, one of the leaky points that they will seek to cover in order to recover their lost verve.
  2. gutter
  3. (in the plural) outskirts, surroundings

Derived terms

Further reading

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