nespereira

Galician

nespereira

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from local Medieval Latin nesperaria, attested since the 10th century, from Vulgar Latin *nespirum, from mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon).

Noun

nespereira f (plural nespereiras)

1. either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the néspera:
   1. (archaic) the medlar tree
   2. the loquat tree

Usage notes

• Although the medlar is the original nespereira, it has been replaced by the loquat in modern usage.

Related terms

• néspera

References

• “nesper” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “nespereira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “nespereira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “nespereira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

nêspera + -eira

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /nes.peˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [nes.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /neʃ.peˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [neʃ.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /nes.peˈɾe(j).ɾa/ [nes.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨʃ.pɨˈɾe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: nes‧pe‧rei‧ra

Noun

nespereira f (plural nespereiras)

1. either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the nêspera:
   1. (archaic) the medlar tree
   2. the loquat tree

Usage notes

• Although the medlar is the original nespereira, it has been replaced by the loquat in modern usage.