jeira

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin diāria [opera] (daily [work]).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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jeira f (plural jeiras)

  1. (historical, measure) acre, a notional unit of area equal to the land that could be worked by two oxen or 50 men in one day
  2. (historical, measure) a Portuguese acre, a unit of area equal to about 0.58 hectares

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References

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  1. ^ jeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ jeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024