toupeira
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From toupa (“mole”) + -eira. Compare Portuguese toupeira and French taupinière.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
toupeira f (plural toupeiras)
- molehill
- Synonym: terregueiro
- (regional, southern) mole
Noun edit
toupeira m or f by sense (plural toupeiras)
- (regional, figurative) dull person
Related terms edit
References edit
- “toupeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “toupeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “toupeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “toupiñeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin talpa (“mole”) + -eira.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: tou‧pei‧ra
Noun edit
toupeira f (plural toupeiras)
- mole (burrowing insectivore)
- Synonym: talpídeo
- (derogatory) fool, idiot (stupid person)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota