pedreira
See also: Pedreira
Galician
Etymology
From Pedra (“stone”) + -eira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈðɾejɾa̝/
Noun
pedreira f (plural pedreiras)
- quarry
- Synonym: canteira
- rocky place
- Synonym: pedregal
- (archaic) catapult
- (fishing) sinker line of a net
- Synonym: chumbada
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pedreira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pedreyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pedreira”, 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), “pedreira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pedreira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈdɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [peˈdɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈdɾe(j).ɾa/ [peˈdɾe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈdɾej.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈdɾej.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈdɾe.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾe.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -ejrɐ, -erɐ, -ɐjɾɐ
- Hyphenation: pe‧drei‧ra
Etymology 1
From pedra + -eira. Piecewise doublet of pedraria.
Noun
pedreira f (plural pedreiras)
- quarry (place where stone is extracted)
- Synonym: canteira
- barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- (Brazil, colloquial) grind (very tiring and demanding activity or task)
Etymology 2
Noun
pedreira f (plural pedreiras)
- female equivalent of pedreiro
Further reading
- “pedreira” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “pedreira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “pedreira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “pedreira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025