chocadeira

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: cho‧ca‧dei‧ra

Noun

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chocadeira f (plural chocadeiras)

  1. a brooding hen
    Synonym: choca
  2. incubator (apparatus used to hatch eggs)
    Synonym: incubadora
  3. hatchery (a facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions)
    Synonym: incubadora