cuscuzeira

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Portuguese

Etymology

cuscuz +‎ -eira

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.kuˈze(j).ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈze(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.kuˈze(j).ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈze.ɾɐ/

Noun

cuscuzeira f (plural cuscuzeiras)

couscoussier (steamer used to prepare couscous)
female equivalent of cuscuzeiro

Further reading

“cuscuzeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“cuscuzeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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