-ería

See also: eria, ería, eriä, -éria, -eria, and -erią

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -āria, -ārius.

Suffix

-ería f (noun-forming suffix, plural -erías)

1. turns a noun into a store or restaurant that sells such an item; -ery

   ‎queso (“cheese”) + ‎-ería → ‎quesería (“cheese shop”)

   ‎taco + ‎-ería → ‎taquería (“taco shop”)

2. characteristic of; -ery

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ería

Further reading

• “-ería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28