piteira

Galician

Etymology

From pito (“chick”), pita (“chicken, hen”) + -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈtejɾa̝/

Noun

piteira m (plural piteiras)

1. wickerwork basket or cage used for raising chicken
2. a bait for catching cuttlefish or squids

   Synonym: choqueira

3. agave (Agave americana)

Related terms

• pita
• Piteira
• pito

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “piteir”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “piteira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.