oliveira

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See also: Oliveira

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese, but influenced by a Mozarabic form; ultimately from Latin olīvāria, from olīva (an olive).

Pronunciation

Noun

oliveira f (plural oliveiras)

  1. olive tree

References

Portuguese

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oliveira (Olea europaea)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin olīvāria,[1][2][3] from olīva (olive). By surface analysis, oliva (olive) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

oliveira f (plural oliveiras)

  1. olive tree
    Synonym: oliva

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ As árvores na toponímia portuguesa by João Pinho
  2. ^ oliveira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  3. ^ oliveira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024