macaxeira

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi makaxera.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʃej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʃej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʃe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧xei‧ra

Noun

macaxeira f (plural macaxeiras)

(chiefly Northeast Brazil) manioc (Manihot esculenta, a tropical plant with edible roots)
Synonyms: mandioca, aipim

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