chineiro

Galician

Etymology

From china (“china, porcelain”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnejɾo/ [t͡ʃiˈnej.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾo
• Hyphenation: chi‧nei‧ro

Noun

chineiro m (plural chineiros)

1. cupboard (especially one for keeping china and glassware)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chineiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chineiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chineiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN