alheira

Portuguese

Etymology

From alho (“garlic”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [aˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎe(j).ɾa/ [aˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧lhei‧ra

Noun

alheira f (plural alheiras)

(Portugal) a type of Portuguese sausage, made with bread, garlic, and meat (other than pork)
Synonym: tabafeia
clipping of erva-alheira (hedge mustard)

Further reading

“alheira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“alheira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026