bilheteira

Portuguese

A ticket office in a train station in Austria

A cinema box office

A ticket booth

A wallet

Etymology

From bilhete (“ticket”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.ʎeˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [bi.ʎeˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.ʎeˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [bi.ʎeˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.ʎeˈte(j).ɾa/ [bi.ʎeˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.ʎɨˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.ʎɨˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.ʎɨˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.ʎɨˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.ʎɨˈte.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: bi‧lhe‧tei‧ra

Noun

bilheteira f (plural bilheteiras)

1. (Portugal) ticket office, (UK) booking office (an office or booth where tickets may be purchased to allow admittance or for travel, in train station)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) bilheteria, (Brazil) bilhetaria

2. (Portugal) box office (a place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) bilheteria, (Brazil) bilhetaria

3. (Portugal) ticket booth (a small stall for the sale of tickets)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) bilheteria, (Brazil) bilhetaria

4. a container for holding tickets
5. a wallet for holding tickets
6. female equivalent of bilheteiro

Related terms

• bilhetagem
• bilhete
• bilheteiro
• bilheteria

Further reading

• “bilheteira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “bilheteira” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “bilheteira” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “bilheteira” in Dicionário Online de Português.