banheira

Portuguese

banheira

Etymology

From banho +‎ -eira, from Latin balneum (“bath”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [bɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [bɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɲe(j).ɾa/ [bɐˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɲej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɲej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɲe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: ba‧nhei‧ra

Noun

banheira f (plural banheiras)

1. bathtub (a large container for holding water in which a person may bathe)
2. (Mozambique) synonym of abatanado

Related terms

• banho, banhista, banhar, balneário
• chuveiro, toalha

Further reading

• “banheira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “banheira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026