pederneira

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.deʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [pe.deɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pe.deɾˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [pe.deɾˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pe.deʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [pe.deʁˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pe.deɻˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [pe.deɻˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.deʁˈne(j).ɾa/ [pe.deɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.dɨɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ/ [pɨ.ðɨɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.dɨɾˈnej.ɾɐ/ [pɨ.ðɨɾˈnej.ɾɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.dɨɾˈnej.ɾɐ/ [pɨ.ðɨɾˈnej.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.dɨɾˈne.ɾɐ/ [pɨ.ðɨɾˈne.ɾɐ]

Hyphenation: pe‧der‧nei‧ra

Noun

pederneira f (plural pederneiras)

flint (hard, fine-grained quartz that generates sparks when struck)
Synonyms: pedernal, sílex

Further reading

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