noun, feminine/ɡloˈɾjeta/plural: glorietas
roundabout, traffic circle (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island); arbor, bower; summerhouse, alcove, pavilion, gazebo; kiosk; newsstand
“Estando ahí, veo en la glorieta ajardinada dos o tres vehículos grises de la Policía Armada.” — There, I see in the landscaped roundabout two or three gray Armed Police Corps vehicles.
Synonyms: rotonda, cenador, quiosco
Borrowed from French gloriette. First attested in 1788 in the "pavilion" sense.