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colhereiro

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From colher (spoon) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʎeˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [ko.ʎeˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʎeˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [ko.ʎeˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ejru, (Portugal) -ɐjru
  • Hyphenation: co‧lhe‧rei‧ro

Noun

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colhereiro m (plural colhereiros)

  1. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
  2. (by extension) spoonbill (any bird in the genus Platalea)

Derived terms

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