britadeira
Portuguese
Etymology
From britar (“to brit, to crush”) + -deira.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾi.taˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bɾi.taˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾi.taˈde(j).ɾa/ [bɾi.taˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾi.tɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [bɾi.tɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾi.tɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [bɾi.tɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾi.tɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [bɾi.tɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾi.tɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [bɾi.tɐˈðe.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, -eɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
- Hyphenation: bri‧ta‧dei‧ra
Noun
britadeira f (plural britadeiras)
- jackhammer (portable percussive drill device)
Further reading
- “britadeira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “britadeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025