biqueira

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Galician

Metal biqueiras

Etymology

14th century. From bico (“beak, snout”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈkejɾa̝/

Noun

biqueira m (plural biqueiras)

toecap; toe of a shoe
spout (lid or tube through which liquid is poured or discharged)
Synonyms: bico, cano, picho

Derived terms

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “biqueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“biqueira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “biqueira”, 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), “biqueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “biqueira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈke(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈke(j).ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈkɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈkej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈkej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈke.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: bi‧quei‧ra

Noun

biqueira f (plural biqueiras)

a covering for a bird’s beak
toe (part of a shoe or sock covering the toe)
spout (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged)
Synonyms: bico, bica
(Brazil, slang) illegal drug shop
Synonyms: boca, bocada, bica

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