caleira

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaˈlej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaˈlej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
Hyphenation: ca‧lei‧ra

Etymology 1

From cale +‎ -eira.

Noun

caleira f (plural caleiras)

gutter

Etymology 2

From cal (“lime”) +‎ -eira.

Noun

caleira f (plural caleiras)

lime pit

Further reading

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