trapeira

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Galician

Etymology 1

From trapa (trapdoor) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

Noun

trapeira f (plural trapeiras)

  1. dormer-window
    Synonym: bufarda
    • c. 1840, Florencio Pol, Baixaba os calzós Xacobo:
      Vaixaba ós calzos Xacobo
      na trapeira dun sobrado
      Was lowering his pants Xacobo
      at the dormer-window of a loft

Etymology 2

From trapo (rag) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

Noun

trapeira f (plural trapeiras)

  1. blanket made of clean rags
    Synonym: farrapo

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: tra‧pei‧ra

Noun

trapeira f (plural trapeiras)

  1. dormer-window (upright window in a roof)
  2. female equivalent of trapeiro