geladeira

Portuguese

geladeira

Etymology

From gelado +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [ʒɨ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [ʒɨ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨ.lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ʒɨ.lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨ.lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ʒɨ.lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨ.lɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [ʒɨ.lɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: ge‧la‧dei‧ra

Noun

geladeira f (plural geladeiras)

1. (Brazil) refrigerator (appliance that refrigerates food)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) refrigerador, (Portugal) frigorífico, (Angola, Mozambique) geleira, (Rio Grande do Sul) frigidaire

2. (figuratively) an extremely cold place

   Antonyms: sauna, inferno, forno

Coordinate terms

• (refrigerator): congelador, fogão, freezer, forno de micro-ondas

Related terms

• congelado
• congelador
• congelar
• geada
• gear
• gelado
• gelador
• geladura
• gelar
• geleira
• geleiro
• gelidez
• gélido
• gelo
• refrigeração