aranheira

Portuguese

Etymology

From aranha +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [a.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [a.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐˈɲe(j).ɾa/ [a.ɾɐˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈɲej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈɲej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈɲe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧ra‧nhei‧ra

Noun

aranheira f (plural aranheiras)

1. spiderweb

   Synonym: teia de aranha

Further reading

• “aranheira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “aranheira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025