macaxeira

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi makaxera.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈʃe(j).ɾɐ/ [ma.kaˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈʃe(j).ɾɐ/ [ma.kaˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈʃe(j).ɾa/ [ma.kaˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʃej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʃej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʃe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧xei‧ra

Noun

macaxeira f (plural macaxeiras)

1. (chiefly Northeast Brazil) manioc (Manihot esculenta, a tropical plant with edible roots)

   Synonyms: mandioca, aipim