caranguejeira

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Portuguese

Etymology

From caranguejo (“crab”) +‎ -eira (“-er”), meaning "crab-like ".

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(j).ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒe.ɾɐ/

Noun

caranguejeira f (plural caranguejeiras)

(Brazil) any of several species of large, hairy spiders, such as those in the genus Avicularia and Grammostola

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