melancieira

Portuguese

Etymology

From melancia +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.lɐ̃.siˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [me.lɐ̃.sɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /me.lɐ̃ˈsje(j).ɾɐ/ [me.lɐ̃ˈsje(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.lɐ̃.siˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [me.lɐ̃.sɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /me.lɐ̃ˈsje(j).ɾɐ/ [me.lɐ̃ˈsje(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.lɐ̃.siˈe(j).ɾa/ [me.lɐ̃.sɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /me.lɐ̃ˈsje(j).ɾa/ [me.lɐ̃ˈsje(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.lɐ̃ˈsjɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.lɐ̃ˈsjɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.lɐ̃ˈsjej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.lɐ̃ˈsjej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.lɐ̃ˈsje.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: me‧lan‧ci‧ei‧ra

Noun

melancieira f (plural melancieiras)

1. watermelon (plant)

Further reading

• “melancieira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.