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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
- Hyphenation: co‧lei‧ra
Etymology 1
From colo (“neck”) + -eira.
Noun
coleira f (plural coleiras)
- (dog) collar
Etymology 2
From cola (“kola”) + -eira.
Noun
coleira f (plural coleiras)
- (botany) kola (tree)
Further reading
- “coleira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “coleira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “coleira”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “coleira”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024