pedreira

See also: Pedreira

Galician

Etymology

From Pedra (“stone”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peˈðɾejɾa̝/

Noun

pedreira f (plural pedreiras)

  1. quarry
    Synonym: canteira
  2. rocky place
    Synonym: pedregal
  3. (archaic) catapult
  4. (fishing) sinker line of a net
    Synonym: chumbada

Derived terms

References
  • “pedreira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “pedreyra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “pedreira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pedreira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pedreira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese
pedreira

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈdɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [peˈdɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈdɾe(j).ɾa/ [peˈdɾe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈdɾej.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈdɾej.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈdɾe.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾe.ɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ejrɐ, -ɐjɾɐ, -erɐ
  • Hyphenation: pe‧drei‧ra

Etymology 1

From pedra (“stone”) +‎ -eira. Piecewise doublet of pedraria.

Noun

pedreira f (plural pedreiras)

  1. quarry
    Synonym: canteira

Etymology 2

From pedreiro (“mason”) +‎ -a.

Noun

pedreira f (plural pedreiras)

  1. female equivalent of pedreiro
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