abacateira

Portuguese

Etymology

From abacate (“avocado”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ba.kaˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [a.ba.kaˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ba.kaˈte(j).ɾa/ [a.ba.kaˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐ.kɐˈtɐj.ɾɐ/ [ɐ.βɐ.kɐˈtɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐ.kɐˈtej.ɾɐ/ [ɐ.βɐ.kɐˈtej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐ.kɐˈtej.ɾɐ/ [ɐ.βɐ.kɐˈtej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐ.kɐˈte.ɾɐ/ [ɐ.βɐ.kɐˈte.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ca‧tei‧ra

Noun

abacateira f (plural abacateiras)

  1. avocado (Persea americana)
    Synonym: abacateiro
    Os abacates crescem nas abacateiras.
    Avocados grow on avocado trees.

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