papeira
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈpe(j).ɾɐ/ [paˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈpe(j).ɾa/ [paˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpe.ɾɐ/
Noun
papeira f (plural papeiras)
- (Portugal) mumps
- Synonym: (Brazil) caxumba
- goitre (enlargement of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland)
- Synonyms: bócio, escrófulas
Further reading
- “papeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “papeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026