Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
regueira. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
regueira, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
regueira in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
regueira you have here. The definition of the word
regueira will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
regueira, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from rego + -eira.
Pronunciation
Noun
regueira f (plural regueiras)
- stream, brook
- Synonyms: arroio, regato, rego, regueiro
- ditch
- Synonym: rego
- (regional) crack (space between the buttocks)
- Synonyms: fendello, raigada
Derived terms
References
- “regueira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “regueira”, 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), “regueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “regueira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From rego (“ditch”) + -eira.
Noun
regueira f (plural regueiras)
- ditch (a small channel of water for irrigation or drainage)
Etymology 2
Noun
regueira f (plural regueiras)
- female equivalent of regueiro