geleira

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈle.ɾɐ/

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

Noun

geleira f (plural geleiras)

(geology) iceberg
Synonym: icebergue
(Brazil, geology) glacier
Synonym: (Portugal) glaciar
(Portugal) cooler (insulated bin or box to keep food cold while picnicking or camping)
(Angola, Mozambique) fridge
Synonyms: (Portugal) frigorífico, (Brazil) geladeira

Further reading

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