pessegueiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • pessigueiro, pissigueiro, pexegueiro, pexigueiro, prexigueiro, pusseguêro (dialectal)

Etymology

From pêssego +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.seˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [pe.seˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.seˈɡe(j).ɾo/ [pe.seˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.sɨˈɡɐj.ɾu/ [pɨ.sɨˈɣɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.sɨˈɡej.ɾu/ [pɨ.sɨˈɣej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.sɨˈɡej.ɾu/ [pɨ.sɨˈɣej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.sɨˈɡe.ɾu/ [pɨ.sɨˈɣe.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: pes‧se‧guei‧ro

Noun

pessegueiro m (plural pessegueiros)

  1. peach (Prunus persica, a fruit-bearing tree)