chaira

Galician

Chairas, Terrachá, Galicia

Chaira

Alternative forms

• chaeira, chaila, cheira

Etymology

From proto-Galician *chãaira, from Latin plānāria (“planar”), from Latin plānus (“flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃajɾɐ]

Noun

chaira m (plural chairas)

1. (geography) plain

   Synonyms: chá, planicie

2. (geography) plateau; esplanade

   Synonyms: chan, chao

3. (tools) sharpener; honing steel

   Synonym: aguzadoira

4. (tools) knife used by shoemakers

Derived terms

• Chaira
• Chairas
• chairego

Descendants

• → Spanish: chaira

Adjective

chaira

1. feminine singular of chairo

References

• “chaira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chaira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chaira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Shona

Verb

-chaira (infinitive kuchaira)

1. Alternative form of -tyaira

Spanish

Noun

chaira f (plural chairas)

1. knife used by shoemakers
2. sharpening steel
3. (colloquial) knife; blade (in general)

Further reading

• “chaira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014