caranguejeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From caranguejo (“crab”) +‎ -eira (“-er”), meaning "crab-like [spider]".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(j).ɾa/ [ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒe.ɾɐ/

Noun

caranguejeira f (plural caranguejeiras)

1. (Brazil) any of several species of large, hairy spiders, such as those in the genus Avicularia and Grammostola