besteira
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From besta (“stupid, idiot”) + -eira.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /besˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [besˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /beʃˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [beʃˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /besˈte(j).ɾa/ [besˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃˈte.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: bes‧tei‧ra
Noun
besteira f (plural besteiras) (Brazil)
- nonsense
- foolishness
- junk food
- Synonym: tranqueira
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- bèsteira (pre-reform spelling)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɛsˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [bɛsˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (nonstandard, but very common) /besˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [besˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bɛʃˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [bɛʃˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (nonstandard, but very common) /beʃˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [beʃˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɛsˈte(j).ɾa/ [bɛsˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa], (nonstandard, but very common) /besˈte(j).ɾa/ [besˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɛʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɛʃˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɛʃˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɛʃˈte.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: bes‧tei‧ra
Noun
besteira f (plural besteiras)
- female equivalent of besteiro