espinheiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From espinho (“thorn-bush”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [is.pĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu], /es.pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [es.pĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [iʃ.pĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu], /eʃ.pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [eʃ.pĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.piˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [es.piˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɲɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɲe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nhei‧ro

Noun

espinheiro m (plural espinheiros)

bramble (or similar thorny bush)