carvalheira

Portuguese

Etymology

From carvalho (“oak”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.vaˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [kaɦ.vaˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.vaˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [kaɦ.vaˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾ.vaˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [kaɾ.vaˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.vaˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [kaʁ.vaˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kaɻ.vaˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [kaɻ.vaˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.vaˈʎe(j).ɾa/ [kaɦ.vaˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.vɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.vɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.bɐˈʎej.ɾɐ/ [kɐɾ.βɐˈʎej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.vɐˈʎej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.vɐˈʎe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: car‧va‧lhei‧ra

Noun

carvalheira f (plural carvalheiras)

1. English oak (Quercus robur, a tree of Europe)

   Synonym: carvalha

2. small oak
3. an oak grove

   Synonym: carvalhal

Related terms

• carvalheiro

Further reading

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