macieira

See also: Macieira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • maceira, maçãera, maçãzeira, maçanzeira, maçaneira, mançaneira

Etymology

From maçã +‎ -eira, from Old Galician-Portuguese maçẽeyra, from Medieval Latin mazanaria.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.siˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [ma.sɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /maˈsje(j).ɾɐ/ [maˈsje(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.siˈe(j).ɾa/ [ma.sɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /maˈsje(j).ɾa/ [maˈsje(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ci‧ei‧ra

Noun

macieira f (plural macieiras)

  1. apple tree