tremedeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From tremer (“to tremble; to shiver”) +‎ -deira.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾe.meˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [tɾe.meˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾe.meˈde(j).ɾa/ [tɾe.meˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈdej.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈdej.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈde.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðe.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: tre‧me‧dei‧ra

Noun

tremedeira f (plural tremedeiras)

  1. shiver (trembling from cold, disease or fright)
    Synonyms: calafrio, tremura, tremor, tremelique
  2. (pathology) malaria
    Synonyms: malária, sezonismo, paludismo
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