nespereira

Galician

nespereira

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from local Medieval Latin nesperaria, attested since the 10th century, from Vulgar Latin *nespirum, from mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon).

Noun

nespereira f (plural nespereiras)

1. either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the néspera:
   1. (archaic) the medlar tree
   2. the loquat tree

Usage notes

• Although the medlar is the original nespereira, it has been replaced by the loquat in modern usage.

Related terms

• néspera

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nesper”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nespereira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nespereira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nespereira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

nêspera + -eira

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /nes.peˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [nes.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /nes.peˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [nes.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /neʃ.peˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [neʃ.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /nes.peˈɾe(j).ɾa/ [nes.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: nes‧pe‧rei‧ra

Noun

nespereira f (plural nespereiras)

1. either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the nêspera:
   1. (archaic) the medlar tree
   2. the loquat tree

Usage notes

• Although the medlar is the original nespereira, it has been replaced by the loquat in modern usage.