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Galician
Etymology
From rato + -eira. First attested in 1876.
Pronunciation
Noun
ratoeira f (plural ratoeiras)
- mousetrap (device for killing mice)
- (figuratively) deceit, trick; trap
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ratoeira”, 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), “ratoeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ratoeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From rato + -eira.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , /ʁa.tuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈtwe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , /ʁa.tuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈtwe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , /ʁa.tuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈtwe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾa/
Noun
ratoeira f (plural ratoeiras)
- mousetrap (device for killing mice)
- (figuratively) deceit, trick