peixeira

Portuguese

peixeira (sense 2)
peixeira (sense 3)

Etymology

From peixe +‎ -eira, as it was primarily used to cut and scale fish. Piecewise doublet of peixaria.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe(j)ˈʃe(j).ɾɐ/ [pe(ɪ̯)ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe(j)ˈʃe(j).ɾa/ [pe(ɪ̯)ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: pei‧xei‧ra

Noun

peixeira f (plural peixeiras)

  1. female equivalent of peixeiro (“fishwoman”)
  2. (Brazil) chef's knife
  3. (Brazil) fish platter (metal tray for serving fish)

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:peixeira.

Derived terms

  • peixeirada

Further reading

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