focinheira

Portuguese

Etymology

From focinho (“snout”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fo.sĩˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [fo.sĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fo.sĩˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [fo.sĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fo.siˈɲe(j).ɾa/ [fo.siˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.siˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.siˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.siˈɲej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.siˈɲej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.siˈɲe.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: fo‧ci‧nhei‧ra

Noun

focinheira f (plural focinheiras)

1. muzzle (device to stop an animal from biting, worn over its snout)

   Synonyms: açaime, açaimo

Further reading

• “focinheira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024