colhereiro

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Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From colher (spoon) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʎeˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [ko.ʎeˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʎeˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [ko.ʎeˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ejru, (Portugal) -ɐjru
  • Hyphenation: co‧lhe‧rei‧ro

Noun[edit]

colhereiro m (plural colhereiros)

  1. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
  2. (by extension) spoonbill (any bird in the genus Platalea)

Derived terms[edit]