azinheira

Portuguese

azinheira (Quercus ilex)

Alternative forms

• azinheyra (obsolete)

Etymology

From azinha +‎ -eira. From Old Galician-Portuguese azỹeira, from azinna, anzinna, enzinna, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, from Latin ilex (“holm oak”).

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zĩˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [a.zĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ziˈɲe(j).ɾa/ [a.ziˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧zi‧nhei‧ra

Noun

azinheira f (plural azinheiras)

1. holm oak (Quercus ilex, a tree of the Mediterranean)

   Synonyms: azinha, azinho, sardão

   • 1971, José Afonso (lyrics and music), “Grândola, Vila Morena”, in Cantigas do Maio:

     À sombra duma azinheira
     Que já não sabia a idade
     Jurei ter por companheira
     Grândola, a tua vontade

     In the shadow of a holm oak
     Which no longer knew its age
     I swore as my companion
     Grândola, your will