chaira
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From proto-Galician *chãaira, from Latin plānāria (“planar”), from Latin plānus (“flat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chaira m (plural chairas)
- (geography) plain
- (geography) plateau; esplanade
- (tools) sharpener; honing steel
- Synonym: aguzadoira
- (tools) knife used by shoemakers
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Spanish: chaira
Adjective edit
chaira
- feminine singular of chairo
References edit
- “chaira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chaira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chaira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Shona edit
Verb edit
-chaira (infinitive kuchaira)
- Alternative form of -tyaira
Spanish edit
Noun edit
chaira f (plural chairas)
- knife used by shoemakers
- sharpening steel
- (colloquial) knife; blade (in general)
Further reading edit
- “chaira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014