escavadeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From escavar +‎ -deira.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [is.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /es.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [es.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [iʃ.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /eʃ.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [eʃ.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾa/ [es.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.bɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ.βɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: es‧ca‧va‧dei‧ra

Noun

escavadeira f (plural escavadeiras)

  1. (Brazil) excavator, digger (tracked vehicle used to dig ditches)
    Synonym: (Portugal) escavadora

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