vespeiro

Portuguese

Um vespeiro

Etymology

From vespa (“wasp”) +‎ -eiro (“indicates location”). Compare Spanish avispero, Catalan vesper, Occitan vespièr, French guêpier, Italian vespaio, Romanian viespar, Friulian gjespâr, Sardinian ghespàrju.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vesˈpe(j).ɾu/ [vesˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vesˈpe(j).ɾu/ [vesˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /veʃˈpe(j).ɾu/ [veʃˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vesˈpe(j).ɾo/ [vesˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨʃˈpɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨʃˈpɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨʃˈpej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨʃˈpej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨʃˈpe.ɾu/

Noun

vespeiro m (plural vespeiros)

1. vespiary (wasp's nest)

Related terms

• vespa, colmeia