escavadeira

Portuguese

An excavator

Etymology

From escavar +‎ -deira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [is.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /es.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [es.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [is.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /es.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [es.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [iʃ.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /eʃ.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [eʃ.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾa/ [es.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.bɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ.βɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: es‧ca‧va‧dei‧ra

Noun

escavadeira f (plural escavadeiras)

1. (Brazil) excavator, digger (tracked vehicle used to dig ditches)

   Synonym: (Portugal) escavadora

Derived terms

• retroescavadeira

Further reading

• “escavadeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “escavadeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “escavadeira”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “escavadeira”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024