trapeira

Galician

Etymology 1

From trapa (“trapdoor”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tɾaˈpejɾɐ]

Noun

trapeira f (plural trapeiras)

dormer-window
- c1840, Florencio Pol, Baixaba os calzós Xacobo:
  Vaixaba ós calzos Xacobo
  
  na trapeira dun sobrado
  Was lowering his pants Xacobo
  
  at the dormer-window of a loft
Synonym: bufarda

Etymology 2

From trapo (“rag”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tɾaˈpejɾɐ]

Noun

trapeira f (plural trapeiras)

blanket made of clean rags
Synonym: farrapo

References

“trapeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Noun

trapeira f (plural trapeiras)

dormer-window (upright window in a roof)
female equivalent of trapeiro

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