sementeira

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since the 13th century. Semente (seed) +‎ -eira

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sementeira f (plural sementeiras)

  1. (agriculture) sown land
  2. (agriculture) sowing season
  3. (agriculture) sowing
  4. (agriculture) seedbed, nursery
    Synonyms: alcouve, murteira, pebideiro, sementeiro
  5. (agriculture) seed
    Synonym: semente
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From semente +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.mẽˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [se.mẽˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.mẽˈte(j).ɾa/ [se.mẽˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: se‧men‧tei‧ra

Noun

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sementeira f (plural sementeiras)

  1. (agriculture) sown land
  2. (agriculture) sowing season
  3. (agriculture) a plant nursery
    Synonym: viveiro
  4. (figurative) origin, source
    Synonyms: origem, fonte, semente
  5. (figurative) diffusion, dispersion, spreading
    Synonyms: difusão, dispersão, espalhamento
  6. female equivalent of sementeiro
    Synonym: semeadora