xoeira

Galician

Etymology

From xoio (“darnel”) +‎ -eiro. Cognate with Portuguese joeira.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃɔ.ˈej.ɾɐ]

Noun

xoeira m (plural xoeiras)

  1. (agriculture) winnow
    Synonym: cribo

References
  • “joeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “xoeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “xoeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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