medronheiro

Portuguese

medronheiro (Arbutus unedo)

Etymology

From medronho (“berry of the strawberry tree”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.dɾõˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [me.dɾõˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.dɾõˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [me.dɾõˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.dɾoˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [me.dɾoˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.dɾuˈɲɐj.ɾu/ [mɨ.ðɾuˈɲɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.dɾuˈɲɐj.ɾu/ [mɨ.ðɾuˈɲɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.dɾuˈɲej.ɾu/ [mɨ.ðɾuˈɲej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.dɾuˈɲej.ɾu/ [mɨ.ðɾuˈɲej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.dɾuˈɲe.ɾu/ [mɨ.ðɾuˈɲe.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: me‧dro‧nhei‧ro

Noun

medronheiro m (plural medronheiros)

1. strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo, a small, fruit-bearing tree of Europe)

   Synonym: êrvedo