taller

See also: tallér

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːlə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔlɚ/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːlə(ɹ)

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Adjective

taller

1. comparative form of tall: more tall

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French atelier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈʎe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [taˈʎeɾ]

Noun

taller m (plural tallers)

1. workshop

Further reading

• “taller” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “taller”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “taller” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “taller” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taller, itself from French atelier.

Noun

taller m (plural talleres)

1. workshop

   Synonym: obradoiro

2. studio of an artist
3. repair shop, garage

Further reading

• “taller”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French atelier. Doublet of atelier.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /taˈʝeɾ/ [t̪aˈʝeɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /taˈʝeɾ/ [t̪aˈʝeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /taˈʎeɾ/ [t̪aˈʎeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /taˈʃeɾ/ [t̪aˈʃeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /taˈʒeɾ/ [t̪aˈʒeɾ]

• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: ta‧ller

Noun

taller m (plural talleres)

1. workshop

   Synonym: oficina

2. studio (of an artist)

   Synonym: estudio

3. repair shop, garage

   Synonym: garaje

Derived terms

• taller mecánico

Descendants

• → Tagalog: talyer

Further reading

• “taller”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10