puérpera

See also: puerpera

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin puerpĕra.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛh.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [ˈpwɛh.pe.ɾɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /puˈɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛχ.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [ˈpwɛχ.pe.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɛɻ.pe.ɾa/ [pʊˈɛɻ.pe.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛɻ.pe.ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwɛɾ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: pu‧ér‧pe‧ra

Noun

puérpera f (plural puérperas)

puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin puerpĕra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpweɾpeɾa/ [ˈpweɾ.pe.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾpeɾa
Syllabification: puér‧pe‧ra

Noun

puérpera f (plural puérperas)

puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)

Related terms

puerperio

Further reading

“puérpera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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