caneleira

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1361. From canela (“shin; cane”) +‎ -eira. Cognate with Portuguese caneleira and Spanish canillera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kanɛˈlejɾɐ]

Noun

caneleira f (plural caneleiras)

1. (historical) greave
   • 1361, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 92:

     et huun lorigom, por que me dauan oyto centos moravedís et huuns coxotes e huas caneleyras, quer çento e quareenta moravedís

     and a chain mail, valued in 800 maravedis, and a pair of tassets and of greaves, 140 maravedis

2. shinguard
3. shinpad

References

• “caneleyra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “canel” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “caneleira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “caneleira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “caneleira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From canela +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.neˈle(j).ɾɐ/ [ka.neˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.neˈle(j).ɾɐ/ [ka.neˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.neˈle(j).ɾa/ [ka.neˈle(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.nɨˈlɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.nɨˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.nɨˈlej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.nɨˈlej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.nɨˈle.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧ne‧lei‧ra

Noun

caneleira f (plural caneleiras)

1. shinguard (piece of apparel to protect the shin)
2. (uncountable) cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)

Related terms

• canela