fruteira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

fruiteira

Etymology

From fruta (“fruit”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ejɾɐ

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [fɾuˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈte(j).ɾa/ [fɾuˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈte.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: fru‧tei‧ra

Noun

fruteira f (plural fruteiras)

fruit tree
fruit bowl
(Rio Grande do Sul) a store that sells fruits and sometimes other essential food products
female equivalent of fruteiro