seixoeira

Portuguese

Uma seixoeira

Etymology

Perhaps from seixo +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐjˈʃwɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐjˈʃwɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sejˈʃwej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sejˈʃwej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /seˈʃwe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: sei‧xo‧ei‧ra

Noun

seixoeira f (plural seixoeiras)

1. knot (Tringa canutus, a species of wading bird)

Derived terms

• seixoeira-comum
• seixoeira-grande

 

Further reading

• “seixoeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024