zimbreiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From zimbro +‎ -eiro, with zimbro reinterpreted as referring to the galbuluses of the juniper rather than the juniper itself.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: zim‧brei‧ro

Noun

zimbreiro m (plural zimbreiros)

  1. juniper (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus)
    Synonym: junípero
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