piteira

English

Noun

piteira

  1. The plant Furcraea foetida.

Galician

Etymology

From pito (chick), pita (chicken, hen) + -eira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈtejɾa̝/

Noun

piteira m (plural piteiras)

  1. wickerwork basket or cage used for raising chicken
  2. a bait for catching cuttlefish or squids
    Synonym: choqueira
  3. agave (Agave americana)

References

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