bagageira

Portuguese

Etymology

From bagagem +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.ɡaˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [ba.ɡaˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.ɡɐˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/ [bɐ.ɣɐˈʒɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.ɡɐˈʒej.ɾɐ/ [bɐ.ɣɐˈʒej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.ɡɐˈʒej.ɾɐ/ [bɐ.ɣɐˈʒej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.ɡɐˈʒe.ɾɐ/ [bɐ.ɣɐˈʒe.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ga‧gei‧ra

Adjective

bagageira m or f (plural bagageiras)

  1. feminine singular of bagageiro

Noun

bagageira f (plural bagageiras)

  1. trunk, boot (storage compartment of an automobile)
    Synonyms: porta-bagagem, porta-bagagens, porta-malas
  2. (colloquial) prostitute
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostituta

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