quiabeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From quiabo +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ki.aˈbe(j).ɾu/ [kɪ.aˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /kjaˈbe(j).ɾu/ [kjaˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ki.aˈbe(j).ɾu/ [kɪ.aˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /kjaˈbe(j).ɾu/ [kjaˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ki.aˈbe(j).ɾo/ [kɪ.aˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾo], (faster pronunciation) /kjaˈbe(j).ɾo/ [kjaˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kjɐˈbɐj.ɾu/ [kjɐˈβɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kjɐˈbɐj.ɾu/ [kjɐˈβɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kjɐˈbej.ɾu/ [kjɐˈβej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kjɐˈbej.ɾu/ [kjɐˈβej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kjɐˈbe.ɾu/ [kjɐˈβe.ɾu]

Noun

quiabeiro m (plural quiabeiros)

1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus, a plant grown for its edible pods)

Further reading

• “quiabeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024