barreira

Galician

Etymology 1

Barro (“mud, clay”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrejɾa̝/

Noun

barreira f (plural barreiras)

1. slough (muddy area)
2. clay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)
3. cliff, drop, ravine

Derived terms

• Barreira

Etymology 2

Barra (“bar”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrejɾa̝/

Noun

barreira f (plural barreiras)

1. barrier, barricade
2. hurdle, fence, parapet

Further reading

• “barreira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “barreira”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barreira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese barreira, from barra +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɐ.ˈʁɐj.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: bar‧rei‧ra

Noun

barreira f (plural barreiras)

1. barrier.
2. hurdle.