poeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From pó + -eira.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [poˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /puˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [pʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈpwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈe(j).ɾa/ [poˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwe.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
Hyphenation: po‧ei‧ra

Noun

poeira f (plural poeiras)

dust (fine, dry particles in the air or covering objects)

Related terms

empoeirar
poeirada

Descendants

Guinea-Bissau Creole: puera
Kabuverdianu: puera
Papiamentu: puiru