coleira

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈle.ɾɐ/

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.
“coleira” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“coleira” in Dicionário inFormal.
“coleira” in Dicionário Online de Português.

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