poeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From pó + -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [pʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈpwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /poˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [poˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [pʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈpwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /poˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [poˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈe(j).ɾa/ [poˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwe.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: po‧ei‧ra

Noun

poeira f (plural poeiras)

1. dust (fine, dry particles in the air or covering objects)

Derived terms

• empoeirar
• poeirada

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: puera
• Kabuverdianu: puera
• Papiamentu: puiru

Further reading

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