sobreira

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See also: Sobreira

Galician

unha sobreira en Porto do Son, Galicia
a cork oak in Porto do Son, Galicia
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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sūberāria, from Latin sūber (cork oak, cork) + the suffix -āria. Equivalent to Old Galician-Portuguese sobro (cork) + -eira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈbɾej.ɾa/,
  • Rhymes: -ejɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: so‧brei‧ra

Noun

sobreira m (plural sobreiras)

  1. cork oak (Quercus suber)
    Synonyms: corticeira f, corticeiro m, cortizo m, sobro m

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: so‧brei‧ra

Noun

sobreira f (plural sobreiras)

  1. Uncommon form of sobreiro.