carpideira

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Portuguese

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carpideiras

Etymology

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From carpir (to mourn) +‎ -deira. Compare Spanish plañidera.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.piˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [kah.piˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾ.piˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [kaɾ.piˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁ.piˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [kaχ.piˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻ.piˈde(j).ɾa/ [kaɻ.piˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: car‧pi‧dei‧ra

Noun

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carpideira f (plural carpideiras)

  1. (historical) a professional mourner, a moirologist (a woman paid to grieve at a funeral)