nespereira

Galician

nespereira

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from local Medieval Latin nesperaria, attested since the 10th century, from Vulgar Latin *nespirum, from mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon).

Noun

nespereira f (plural nespereiras)

  1. either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the néspera:
    1. (archaic) the medlar tree
    2. the loquat tree

Usage notes

  • Although the medlar is the original nespereira, it has been replaced by the loquat in modern usage.

References

  • nesper” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • nespereira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • nespereira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • nespereira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

nêspera + -eira

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /nes.peˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [nes.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /neʃ.peˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [neʃ.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /nes.peˈɾe(j).ɾa/ [nes.peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: nes‧pe‧rei‧ra

Noun

nespereira f (plural nespereiras)

  1. either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the nêspera:
    1. (archaic) the medlar tree
    2. the loquat tree

Usage notes

  • Although the medlar is the original nespereira, it has been replaced by the loquat in modern usage.
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