vespeiro

Portuguese
Um vespeiro

Etymology

From vespa (“wasp”) +‎ -eiro (“indicates location”). Compare Spanish avispero, Catalan vesper, Occitan vespièr, French guêpier, Italian vespaio, Romanian viespar, Friulian gjespâr, Sardinian ghespàrju.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vesˈpe(j).ɾu/ [vesˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /veʃˈpe(j).ɾu/ [veʃˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vesˈpe(j).ɾo/ [vesˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨʃˈpɐj.ɾu/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨʃˈpej.ɾu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨʃˈpe.ɾu/

Noun

vespeiro m (plural vespeiros)

  1. vespiary (wasp's nest)
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