toupeira

Galician

toupeiras ("molehills")

Alternative forms

teipeira, teipoeira, teupoeira, tiopeira, toupiñeira, tupieira

Etymology

From toupa (“mole”) +‎ -eira. Compare Portuguese toupeira and French taupinière.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [towˈpejɾɐ]

Noun

toupeira f (plural toupeiras)

molehill
Synonym: terregueiro
(regional, southern) mole

Noun

toupeira m or f by sense (plural toupeiras)

(regional, figurative) dull person

Related terms

toupa

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “toupeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “toupeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “toupeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “toupiñeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

toupeira

toupeira

Etymology

From Latin talpa (“mole”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpe(j).ɾɐ/ [to(ʊ̯)ˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpe(j).ɾa/ [to(ʊ̯)ˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /towˈpej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /toˈpe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: tou‧pei‧ra

Noun

toupeira f (plural toupeiras)

mole (burrowing insectivore)
Synonym: talpídeo
(derogatory) fool, idiot (stupid person)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Related terms

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