ratoeira

Galician

Etymology

From rato +‎ -eira. First attested in 1876.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ratoˈejɾa/ [ra.t̪oˈej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa

Noun

ratoeira f (plural ratoeiras)

1. mousetrap (device for killing mice)
2. (figuratively) deceit, trick; trap

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ratoeira”, 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), “ratoeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ratoeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From rato +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [ha.toˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ʁa.tuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [ha.tʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈtwe(j).ɾɐ/ [haˈtwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [ha.toˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ʁa.tuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [ha.tʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈtwe(j).ɾɐ/ [haˈtwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [χa.toˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ʁa.tuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [χa.tʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈtwe(j).ɾɐ/ [χaˈtwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾa/ [ha.toˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈtwɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈtwɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈtwej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈtwej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈtwe.ɾɐ/

Noun

ratoeira f (plural ratoeiras)

1. mousetrap (device for killing mice)
2. (figuratively) deceit, trick