torneira

Galician

Etymology

Torno + -eira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toɾˈnejɾa̝/

Noun

torneira f (plural torneiras)

  1. tap, spigot
    Synonyms: billa, espicha, espita
  2. irrigation canal or ditch
    Synonym: birta
  3. place where the water of a ditch or canal can be diverted towards one place or another
    Synonym: torno
  4. faucet (device used to dispense liquids)
    Synonym: billa

References

Portuguese

torneira

Etymology

From torno + -eira.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [toɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [toɾˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [toʁˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toɻˈne(j).ɾa/ [toɻˈne(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: tor‧nei‧ra

Noun

torneira f (plural torneiras)

  1. tap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids)
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