alheira

Portuguese

Etymology

From alho (“garlic”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [aˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎe(j).ɾa/ [aˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧lhei‧ra

Noun

alheira f (plural alheiras)

(Portugal) a type of Portuguese sausage, made with bread, garlic and meats other than pork
Clipping of erva-alheira. (hedge mustard)

Further reading

alheira on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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