papeleira

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Galician

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A paper mill
A garbage can
A trash
A toilet roll holder

Adjective

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papeleira

  1. feminine singular of papeleiro

Noun

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papeleira f (plural papeleiras)

  1. paper mill (a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients)
  2. wastepaper basket, wastebasket, wastebin, wastepaper bin
    Synonym: (in Microsoft Windows) lixeira
  3. (computing) trash, (in Microsoft Windows) recycle bin
    Synonym: (in Microsoft Windows) papeleira de reciclaxe

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From papel +‎ -eira. Piecewise doublet of papelaria.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.peˈle(j).ɾɐ/ [pa.peˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.peˈle(j).ɾa/ [pa.peˈle(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧lei‧ra

Noun

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papeleira f (plural papeleiras)

  1. paper mill (a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients)
  2. wastepaper basket, wastebasket, wastebin, wastepaper bin
    Synonym: lixeira
  3. desk, wastebasket, wastebin, wastepaper bin
    Synonyms: secretária, escrivaninha
  4. (Brazil) toilet roll holder
    Synonym: porta-rolos

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