sapateira
Portuguese
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Etymology
From sapateiro.
Noun
sapateira f (plural sapateiras)
- (Portugal, zoology) edible crab (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- (Brazil, zoology) tapir
- shoe cabinet (piece of furniture to store shoes)
- female shoemaker; (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of sapateiro
Synonyms
- (edible crab): caranguejola
- (tapir): anta
Further reading
sapateira on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt