jeira

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin diāria [opera] (“daily [work]”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
Hyphenation: jei‧ra

Noun

jeira f (plural jeiras)

(historical, measure) acre, a notional unit of area equal to the land that could be worked by two oxen or 50 men in one day
(historical, measure) a Portuguese acre, a unit of area equal to about 0.58 hectares

Hyponyms

jeira de campo, jeira de vinha, jeira inteira

Coordinate terms

(unit of area): vara (¹⁄₄₈₄₀ jeira), aguilhada (¹⁄₁₂ jeira)

Derived terms

à jeira

References

“jeira” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“jeira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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