poeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From pó + -eira.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /puˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [pʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈpwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /poˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [poˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈe(j).ɾa/ [poˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: po‧ei‧ra

Noun

poeira f (plural poeiras)

  1. dust (fine, dry particles in the air or covering objects)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: puera
  • Kabuverdianu: puera
  • Papiamentu: puiru

Further reading

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