puérpera

See also: puerpera

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin puerpĕra.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛh.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [ˈpwɛh.pe.ɾɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /puˈɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛɾ.pe.ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛχ.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/ [ˈpwɛχ.pe.ɾɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /puˈɛɻ.pe.ɾɐ/ [pʊˈɛɻ.pe.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛɻ.pe.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾa/ [pʊˈɛh.pe.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾa/ [ˈpwɛh.pe.ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwɛɾ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: pu‧ér‧pe‧ra

Noun

puérpera f (plural puérperas)

puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)

Related terms

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin puerpĕra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpweɾpeɾa/ [ˈpweɾ.pe.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾpeɾa
Syllabification: puér‧pe‧ra

Noun

puérpera f (plural puérperas)

puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)

Related terms

puerperio

Further reading

“puérpera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025