peixeira

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Portuguese

peixeira (sense 2)

peixeira (sense 3)

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Peixeira

Etymology

From peixe +‎ -eira, as it was primarily used to cut and scale fish. Piecewise doublet of peixaria.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe(j)ˈʃe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe(j)ˈʃe(j).ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /peˈʃe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: pei‧xei‧ra

Noun

peixeira f (plural peixeiras)

female equivalent of peixeiro (“fishwoman”)
(Brazil) chef's knife
(Brazil) fish platter (metal tray for serving fish)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:peixeira.

Derived terms

peixeirada

Further reading

“peixeira”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
“peixeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
“peixeira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
“peixeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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