azinheira
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- azinheyra (obsolete)
Etymology
From azinha + -eira. From Old Portuguese azỹeira, from azinna, anzinna, enzinna, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, from Latin ilex (“holm oak”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zĩˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [a.zĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ziˈɲe(j).ɾa/ [a.ziˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲe.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧zi‧nhei‧ra
Noun
azinheira f (plural azinheiras)
- holm oak (Quercus ilex, a tree of the Mediterranean)
- Synonyms: azinha, azinho, sardão