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Galician
Etymology
From gota (“drop”) + -eira. Comparte Portuguese goteira, Spanish gotera, English gutter.
Pronunciation
Noun
goteira f (plural goteiras)
- leak, dripping
- Synonym: pingueira
- water dripping from the eaves
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “goteyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “goteira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “goteira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “goteira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
goteira f (plural goteiras)
- gutter
- Synonyms: calha, sarjeta
- accidental hole in a ceiling whereby drips of water fall into the ground or floor