fieira

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Galician

Fieiras made the lateral wooden walls of this Galician hórreo

Etymology

From fío +‎ -eira. Cognate with Portuguese fieira. Compare Spanish hilera.

Pronunciation

Noun

fieira f (plural fieiras)

  1. fishing line
    Synonyms: liña, sedela, tanza
  2. batten, strip of wood
  3. (textiles) warp thread
    Synonyms: fiameira, lizo

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From fio +‎ -eira. Cognate with Galician fieira. Compare Spanish hilera.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈfje(j).ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈe(j).ɾa/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈfje(j).ɾa/
 

  • Hyphenation: fi‧ei‧ra

Noun

fieira f (plural fieiras)

  1. steel piece used to stretch metal, converting it into threads
  2. (figuratively) examination, test
    Synonyms: exame, prova
  3. experience
    Synonyms: experiência, prova
  4. row (of people, animals or objects)
    Synonyms: fila, fileira, renque
  5. (geology, mining) vein (thin deposit of a mineral or metal)
    Synonyms: filão, veeiro, veio
  6. a string used to spin a spinning top
    Synonyms: baraça, trena
  7. hole through which spiders and silkworms expel the sap with which they produce webs and cocoons
  8. fishhook line
  9. metal plate used to regulate the dimensions of stearin candles
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