peixeira

Portuguese

peixeira (sense 2)

peixeira (sense 3)

Etymology

From peixe +‎ -eira, as it was primarily used to cut and scale fish. Piecewise doublet of peixaria.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe(j)ˈʃe(j).ɾɐ/ [pe(ɪ̯)ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe(j)ˈʃe(j).ɾa/ [pe(ɪ̯)ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /peˈʃe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: pei‧xei‧ra

Noun

peixeira f (plural peixeiras)

female equivalent of peixeiro (“fishwoman”)
(Brazil) chef's knife
(Brazil) fish platter (metal tray for serving fish)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:peixeira.

Derived terms

peixeirada

Further reading

“peixeira” in iDicionário Aulete.
“peixeira” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“peixeira” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“peixeira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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