armadeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From armada (“erect”) +‎ -eira, due to the spider's behaviour of raising its front legs when threatened.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁ.maˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [aɦ.maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾ.maˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [aɾ.maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁ.maˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [aʁ.maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻ.maˈde(j).ɾa/ [aɻ.maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [ɐɾ.mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.mɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ɐɾ.mɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.mɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ɐɾ.mɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.mɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [ɐɾ.mɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, -eɾɐ, -ɐjɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧dei‧ra

Noun

armadeira f (plural armadeiras)

  1. Brazilian wandering spider (any spider in the genus Phoneutria)
    Synonym: aranha-armadeira

Further reading

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