pedreira

See also: Pedreira

Galician

Etymology

From Pedra (“stone”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈðɾejɾa̝/

Noun

pedreira f (plural pedreiras)

1. quarry

   Synonym: canteira

2. rocky place

   Synonym: pedregal

3. (archaic) catapult
4. (fishing) sinker line of a net

   Synonym: chumbada

Derived terms

• Pedreira

Related terms

• pedra

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pedreira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pedreyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pedreira”, 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), “pedreira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pedreira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

pedreira (1)

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾej.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾej.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾe.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾe.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -ejrɐ, -erɐ, -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: pe‧drei‧ra

Etymology 1

From pedra +‎ -eira. Piecewise doublet of pedraria.

Noun

pedreira f (plural pedreiras)

1. quarry (place where stone is extracted)

   Synonym: canteira

2. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
3. (Brazil, colloquial) grind (very tiring and demanding activity or task)

Etymology 2

From pedreiro +‎ -a.

Noun

pedreira f (plural pedreiras)

1. female equivalent of pedreiro

Further reading

• “pedreira” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “pedreira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pedreira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “pedreira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025