puérpera
See also: puerpera
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin puerpĕra.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛh.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [ˈpwɛh.pe.ɾɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /puˈɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛχ.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [ˈpwɛχ.pe.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /puˈɛɻ.pe.ɾa/ [pʊˈɛɻ.pe.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛɻ.pe.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpwɛɾ.pɨ.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: pu‧ér‧pe‧ra
Noun
puérpera f (plural puérperas)
- puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)
Related terms
- puerpério
- puerperal
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin puerpĕra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpweɾpeɾa/ [ˈpweɾ.pe.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾpeɾa
- Syllabification: puér‧pe‧ra
Noun
puérpera f (plural puérperas)
- puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)
Related terms
- puerperio
Further reading
- “puérpera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014