chaleira

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈle(j).ɾɐ/ [ʃaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈlɐj.ɾɐ/, /ʃaˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɐˈlej.ɾɐ/, /t͡ʃaˈlej.ɾɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈlej.ɾɐ/, /ʃaˈlej.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈle.ɾɐ/, /ʃaˈle.ɾɐ/

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

Etymology 1

From chá (“tea”) +‎ -l- +‎ -eira.[1][2]

Noun

chaleira f (plural chaleiras)

  1. kettle; teakettle (vessel for boiling a liquid)
  2. clipping of chaleira elétrica (“electric kettle”)
    Synonym: jarro elétrico
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Charles William Miller (1874–1953), a Brazilian sportsman, who is considered to be the father of football in Brazil.

Noun

chaleira f (plural chaleiras)

  1. (Brazil, soccer) rabona
    Synonyms: (Brazil) rabona, (Brazil) charles, letra, de letra

References

  1. ^ “chaleira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “chaleira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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