puérpera

See also: puerpera

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin puerpĕra.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛh.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [ˈpwɛh.pe.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛh.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [ˈpwɛh.pe.ɾɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /puˈɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛχ.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [ˈpwɛχ.pe.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɛɻ.pe.ɾa/ [pʊˈɛɻ.pe.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛɻ.pe.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwɛɾ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: pu‧ér‧pe‧ra

Noun

puérpera f (plural puérperas)

1. puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)

Related terms

• puerpério
• puerperal

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin puerpĕra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpweɾpeɾa/ [ˈpweɾ.pe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾpeɾa
• Syllabification: puér‧pe‧ra

Noun

puérpera f (plural puérperas)

1. puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)

Related terms

• puerperio

 

Further reading

• “puérpera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014