toupeira

Galician

toupeiras ("molehills")

Alternative forms

• teipeira, teipoeira, teupoeira, tiopeira, toupiñeira, tupieira

Etymology

From toupa (“mole”) + -eira. Compare Portuguese toupeira and French taupinière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [towˈpejɾɐ]

Noun

toupeira f (plural toupeiras)

1. molehill

   Synonym: terregueiro

2. (regional, southern) mole

Noun

toupeira m or f by sense (plural toupeiras)

1. (regional, figurative) dull person

Related terms

• toupa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “toupeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “toupeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “toupeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “toupiñeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

toupeira

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin talpa

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Old Galician-Portuguese -eira

Portuguese -eira

Portuguese toupeira

From Latin talpa (“mole”) + Portuguese -eira.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpe(j).ɾɐ/ [to(ʊ̯)ˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /towˈpej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /toˈpe.ɾɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: tou‧pei‧ra

Noun

toupeira f (plural toupeiras)

1. mole (burrowing insectivore)

   Synonyms: talpídeo; (Northern Portugal) toupa

2. (derogatory) fool, idiot (stupid person)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Related terms

• toupeiricida
• toupeiricídio
• toupeirinha
• toupeirinho
• toupeirismo
• toupeiro

Further reading

• “toupeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “toupeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026