medronheiro

Portuguese
medronheiro (Arbutus unedo)

Etymology

From medronho (“berry of the strawberry tree”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.dɾõˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [me.dɾõˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.dɾoˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [me.dɾoˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.dɾuˈɲɐj.ɾu/ [mɨ.ðɾuˈɲɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.dɾuˈɲej.ɾu/ [mɨ.ðɾuˈɲej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.dɾuˈɲej.ɾu/ [mɨ.ðɾuˈɲej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.dɾuˈɲe.ɾu/ [mɨ.ðɾuˈɲe.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: me‧dro‧nhei‧ro

Noun

medronheiro m (plural medronheiros)

  1. strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo, a small, fruit-bearing tree of Europe)
    Synonym: êrvedo
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