corujeira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

corujeiro

Etymology

From coruja (“howl”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾuˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [ku.ɾuˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ko.ɾuˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [ko.ɾuˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ɾuˈʒe(j).ɾa/ [ko.ɾuˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾuˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾuˈʒej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾuˈʒej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾuˈʒe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: co‧ru‧jei‧ra

Noun

corujeira f (plural corujeiras)

small village in a rugged area

Further reading

“corujeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025