Portuguese

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Etymology

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From ciúme +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.uˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [sɪ.uˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /sjuˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [sjuˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /si.uˈme(j).ɾa/ [sɪ.uˈme(ɪ̯).ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /sjuˈme(j).ɾa/ [sjuˈme(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: ciu‧mei‧ra

Noun

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ciumeira f (plural ciumeiras)

  1. excessive jealously