esterqueira
Galician
Etymology
From esterco (“dung, manure”) + -eira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esteɾˈkejɾa̝/
Noun
esterqueira m (plural esterqueiras)
- dunghill, dung heap, muckheap
- Synonym: estrumeira
Related terms
References
- “esterqueira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esterqueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esterqueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esterqueira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From esterco (“dung, manure”) + -eira.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.teʁˈke(j).ɾɐ/ [is.tehˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /es.teʁˈke(j).ɾɐ/ [es.tehˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.teɾˈke(j).ɾɐ/ [is.teɾˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /es.teɾˈke(j).ɾɐ/ [es.teɾˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.teʁˈke(j).ɾɐ/ [iʃ.teχˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /eʃ.teʁˈke(j).ɾɐ/ [eʃ.teχˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.teɻˈke(j).ɾa/ [es.teɻˈke(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɨɾˈkɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɨɾˈkej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɨɾˈkej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɨɾˈke.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: es‧ter‧quei‧ra
Noun
esterqueira f (plural esterqueiras)
- dunghill, dung heap, muckheap (heap of dung for agricultural purposes)
- Synonym: esterquilínio
Further reading
- “esterqueira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025