viveiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vīvārium. By surface analysis, vivo +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈve(j).ɾu/ [viˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈve(j).ɾo/ [viˈve(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejɾu, -eɾu, -ɐjɾu
  • Hyphenation: vi‧vei‧ro

Noun

viveiro m (plural viveiros)

  1. nursery (place where seedlings are cultivated for transplanting)
  2. vivarium (artificial environment for animals)

Further reading

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