caleira

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈle(j).ɾɐ/ [kaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaˈlɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaˈlej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaˈlej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ca‧lei‧ra

Etymology 1

From cale +‎ -eira.

Noun

caleira f (plural caleiras)

1. gutter

Etymology 2

From cal (“lime”) +‎ -eira.

Noun

caleira f (plural caleiras)

1. lime pit

Further reading

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