serapilheira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• serrapilheira
• sarapilheira

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin sirpicularia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɾa.piˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [se.ɾa.piˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ɾɐ.piˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ɾɐ.piˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ɾɐ.piˈʎej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ɾɐ.piˈʎej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ɾɐ.piˈʎe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: se‧ra‧pi‧lhei‧ra

Noun

serapilheira f (plural serapilheiras)

1. hessian, burlap (strong, coarse cloth used to make sacks)

   Synonym: aniagem

Further reading

• “serapilheira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “serapilheira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024