azinheira

Portuguese
azinheira (Quercus ilex)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From azinha +‎ -eira. From Old Portuguese azỹeira, from azinna, anzinna, enzinna, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, from Latin ilex (“holm oak”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zĩˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [a.zĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ziˈɲe(j).ɾa/ [a.ziˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲej.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲe.ɾɐ/

  • Hyphenation: a‧zi‧nhei‧ra

Noun

azinheira f (plural azinheiras)

  1. holm oak (Quercus ilex, a tree of the Mediterranean)
    Synonyms: azinha, azinho, sardão
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