mangueira

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maŋˈɡejɾa/ [mɑ̃ŋˈɡej.ɾɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /maŋˈɡejɾa/ [mɑ̃ŋˈɡej.ɾɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /maŋˈħejɾa/ [mɑ̃ŋˈħej.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: man‧guei‧ra

Etymology 1

From mango (“handle”) +‎ -eira.

Noun

mangueira m (plural mangueiras)

1. shaft, handle, handstaff

   Synonym: cabo

2. (sports) stick

Etymology 2

Attested since 1433 ("tarpaulin"). From manga (“sleave”) +‎ -eira.

Noun

mangueira m (plural mangueiras)

1. tarpaulin used to bail water
2. hose

Etymology 3

From manga (“mango fruit”) +‎ -eira.

Noun

mangueira f (plural mangueiras)

1. mango tree

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “mangueira”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mangueira”, 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), “mangueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mangueira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈɡe.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ
• Hyphenation: man‧guei‧ra

Etymology 1

mangueira (sense 1)

From manga (“pipe”) +‎ -eira.

Noun

mangueira f (plural mangueiras)

1. hose (flexible tube conveying water or other fluids)

Derived terms

• mangueira de incêndio

Etymology 2

mangueira (sense 2)

From manga (“mango”) +‎ -eira.

Noun

mangueira f (plural mangueiras)

1. mango tree (Mangifera indica)
   • 1851, Gonçalves Dias, “A Mangueira”, in Ultimos cantos, Rio de Janeiro: Typographia de F. de Paula Brito, page 44:

     Já viste cousa mais bella / Do que uma bella mangueira, / E a doce fruta amarella, / Sorrindo entre as folhas della, / E a leve copa altaneira?

     Have you ever seen a more beautiful thing than a beautiful mango tree, and the sweet yellow fruit, smilling among its leaves, and the light, high crown?

Derived terms

• mangueiral
• seca-da-mangueira

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish manguera.

Noun

mangueira f (plural mangueiras)

1. (Brazil) large corral

Further reading

• “mangueira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mangueira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “mangueira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “mangueira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN