biqueira

Galician

Metal biqueiras

Etymology

14th century. From bico (“beak, snout”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈkejɾa̝/

Noun

biqueira m (plural biqueiras)

1. toecap; toe of a shoe
2. spout (lid or tube through which liquid is poured or discharged)

   Synonyms: bico, cano, picho

Derived terms

• a lume de biqueira
• Viqueira

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “biqueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “biqueira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “biqueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “biqueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “biqueira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈkɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈkej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈkej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈke.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: bi‧quei‧ra

Noun

biqueira f (plural biqueiras)

1. a covering for a bird’s beak
2. toe (part of a shoe or sock covering the toe)
3. spout (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged)

   Synonyms: bico, bica

4. (Brazil, slang) illegal drug shop

   Synonyms: boca, bocada, bica