peixeira

Portuguese

peixeira (sense 2)

peixeira (sense 3)

Etymology

From peixe +‎ -eira, as it was primarily used to cut and scale fish. Piecewise doublet of peixaria.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /peˈʃe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: pei‧xei‧ra

Noun

peixeira f (plural peixeiras)

1. female equivalent of peixeiro (“fishwoman”)
2. (Brazil) chef's knife
3. (Brazil) fish platter (metal tray for serving fish)

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:peixeira.

Derived terms

• peixeirada

Further reading

• “peixeira”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “peixeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “peixeira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “peixeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024