Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From melancia + -eira.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (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]
- Hyphenation: me‧lan‧ci‧ei‧ra
melancieira f (plural melancieiras)
- watermelon (plant)
Further reading[edit]