cuscuzeira

Portuguese

Etymology

cuscuz +‎ -eira

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.kuˈze(j).ɾɐ/ [kus.kuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.kuˈze(j).ɾɐ/ [kus.kuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈze(j).ɾɐ/ [kuʃ.kuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.kuˈze(j).ɾa/ [kus.kuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈze.ɾɐ/

Noun

cuscuzeira f (plural cuscuzeiras)

1. couscoussier (steamer used to prepare couscous)
2. female equivalent of cuscuzeiro

Further reading

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