sigla poveira

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɡlɐ poˈve(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈsi.ɡlɐ poˈve(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɡla poˈve(j).ɾa/ [ˈsi.ɡla poˈve(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɡlɐ pɔˈvɐj.ɾɐ/ [ˈsi.ɣlɐ pɔˈvɐj.ɾɐ]

Noun

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sigla poveira f (plural siglas poveiras)

  1. a protowriting symbol used in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, to identify families, fishing boats or ownership, as house marks, and for mystical purposes
    • 1987, José Maria Ventura, A busca, Caminho, page 64:
      Todos estes barcos ostentam divisas ou siglas (1), diferentes, contudo, das siglas poveiras.
      However, all these boats have symbols that are different from the siglas poveiras.