nogueiral

Portuguese

Etymology

From nogueira (“walnut tree”) +‎ -al (“field of”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /no.ɡe(j)ˈɾaw/ [no.ɡe(ɪ̯)ˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nu.ɡɐjˈɾal/ [nu.ɣɐjˈɾaɫ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /nu.ɡejˈɾal/ [nu.ɣejˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /nu.ɡeˈɾal/ [nu.ɣeˈɾaɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: no‧guei‧ral

Noun

nogueiral m (plural nogueirais)

  1. grove of walnut trees
    Synonym: nogal

References
  1. “nogueiral” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “nogueiral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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