coelheira

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.eˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [ko.eˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
 

  • Hyphenation: co‧e‧lhei‧ra

Etymology 1

From coelho +‎ -eira.

Noun

coelheira f (plural coelheiras)

  1. female equivalent of coelheiro
  2. place to breed rabbits
  3. den, burrow
    Synonyms: toca, lora, lorga, lura

Adjective

coelheira

  1. feminine singular of coelheiro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish collera.

Noun

coelheira m (plural coelheiras)

  1. horse collar

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