biqueira

biqueira

Galician

Metal biqueiras

Etymology

14th century. From bico (“beak, snout”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈkejɾa̝/

Noun

biqueira m (plural biqueiras)

1. toecap; toe of a shoe
2. spout (lid or tube through which liquid is poured or discharged)

   Synonyms: bico, cano, picho

Derived terms

• a lume de biqueira
• Viqueira

References

• “biqueira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “biqueira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “biqueira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “biqueira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “biqueira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Noun

biqueira f (plural biqueiras)

1. a covering for a bird’s beak
2. toe (part of a shoe or sock covering the toe)
3. spout (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged)

Synonyms

• (spout): bico, bica