fruteira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fruiteira

Etymology

From fruta (“fruit”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾuˈte.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: fru‧tei‧ra

Noun

fruteira f (plural fruteiras)

1. fruit tree
2. fruit bowl
3. (Rio Grande do Sul) a store that sells fruits and sometimes other essential food products
4. female equivalent of fruteiro