penteadeira
Portuguese
Etymology
From pentear (“to comb”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽ.te.aˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [pẽ.te.aˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /pẽ.t͡ʃi.aˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [pẽ.t͡ʃɪ.aˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pẽ.t͡ʃjaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [pẽ.t͡ʃjaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽ.te.aˈde(j).ɾa/ [pẽ.te.aˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pẽ.tjɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [pẽ.tjɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pẽ.tjɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [pẽ.tjɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pẽ.tjɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [pẽ.tjɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pẽ.tjɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [pẽ.tjɐˈðe.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -eɾɐ, -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
- Hyphenation: pen‧te‧a‧dei‧ra
Noun
penteadeira f (plural penteadeiras)
- dressing table (low table equipped with mirror for dressing and makeup)
- Synonym: toucador
Further reading
- “penteadeira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “penteadeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025