trepadeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From trepar (“to climb”) +‎ -deira

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾe.paˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [tɾe.paˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨ.pɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.pɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨ.pɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.pɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨ.pɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.pɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɨ.pɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.pɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: tre‧pa‧dei‧ra

Noun

trepadeira f (plural trepadeiras)

  1. climber; creeper (plant that grows by creeping)
  2. nuthatch (any passerine bird of the genus Sitta)
  3. (Brazil, vulgar) slut, whore (promiscuous woman)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vadia
  4. (Brazil, vulgar) bitch (nasty woman)

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