focinheira

Portuguese

Etymology

From focinho (“snout”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fo.sĩˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [fo.sĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /fu.sĩˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [fu.sĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fo.siˈɲe(j).ɾa/ [fo.siˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.siˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.siˈɲej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.siˈɲej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.siˈɲe.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
Hyphenation: fo‧ci‧nhei‧ra

Noun

focinheira f (plural focinheiras)

muzzle (device to stop an animal from biting, worn over its snout)
Synonyms: açaime, açaimo

Further reading

“focinheira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025