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Galician
Etymology
Probably Spanish adormidera.
Pronunciation
Noun
dormideira f (plural dormideiras)
- opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dormideira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “dormideira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dormideira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From dormir (“to sleep”) + -deira.[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ejɾɐ
- Hyphenation: dor‧mi‧dei‧ra
Noun
dormideira f (plural dormideiras)
- somnolence
- Synonyms: modorra, sonolência, soneira
- opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
- sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
- Synonyms: sensitiva, dorme-dorme, maria-fecha-a-porta, não-me-toques
- (Brazil) snail-eater (snake of the genus Dipsas)
- Synonyms: caramujeira, papa-lesmas, dorminhoca
- (Brazil, informal) cachaça
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