quimera

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === quimeira (Patsuezu) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kiˈmeɾa/ [kiˈme.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: qui‧me‧ra === Noun === quimera f (plural quimeres) fight; brawl 1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 82: == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin chimaera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kiˈme̞.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [kiˈme.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kiˈme.ɾa] === Noun === quimera f (plural quimeres) chimera hallucination animus, dislike Synonyms: tírria, mania (colloquial) anxiety, distress Synonyms: ànsia, inquietud rabbitfish (Chimaera monstrosa) Synonyms: caro, ullverd ==== Derived terms ==== quimerós quimerut ==== Related terms ==== quimèric === Further reading === “quimera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ Hyphenation: qui‧me‧ra === Noun === quimera f (plural quimeras) chimera chimera, pipe dream (Azores, colloquial, ichthyology) rabbitfish (Chimaera monstrosa) === Further reading === “quimera”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “quimera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat, chimera”). Cognate with English chimera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kiˈmeɾa/ [kiˈme.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: qui‧me‧ra === Noun === quimera f (plural quimeras) chimera chimera, pipe dream (something illusory or impossible to achieve) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “quimera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025