escadeira

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [is.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /es.kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [es.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [is.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /es.kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [es.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [iʃ.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /eʃ.kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [eʃ.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kaˈde(j).ɾa/ [es.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧ca‧dei‧ra

Etymology 1

Noun

escadeira f (plural escadeiras)

1. (Brazil, informal) lower back

   Hoje trabalhei muito e fiquei com dor na escadeira.

   I worked hard today and have got a lot of back pain

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escadeira

1. inflection of escadeirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “escadeira”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “escadeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “escadeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025