touceira

Galician

Etymology

From touza + -eiro; from a substrate pre-Latin language, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /towˈθejɾa̝/

Noun

touceira f (plural touceiras)

1. clump of small trees or bushes

Related terms

• touza (“enclosed woodland”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “touceira”, 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), “touceira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• toiceira

Etymology

From touça +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈse(j).ɾɐ/ [to(ʊ̯)ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈse(j).ɾɐ/ [to(ʊ̯)ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈse(j).ɾa/ [to(ʊ̯)ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈsɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈsɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /towˈsej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈsej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /toˈse.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: tou‧cei‧ra

Noun

touceira f (plural touceiras)

1. clump (of small plants)