paineira

Portuguese

Etymology

From paina +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pajˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pajˈnej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pajˈnej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pajˈne.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ejɾɐ
Hyphenation: pai‧nei‧ra

Noun

paineira f (plural paineiras)

kapok (tree)

Derived terms

paineira-amarela
paineira-branca
paineira-do-cerrado
paineira-rosa

Further reading

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