azinheira

Portuguese

azinheira (Quercus ilex)

Alternative forms

azinheyra (obsolete)

Etymology

From azinha +‎ -eira. From Old Galician-Portuguese azỹeira, from azinna, anzinna, enzinna, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, from Latin ilex (“holm oak”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zĩˈɲe(j).ɾɐ/ [a.zĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ziˈɲe(j).ɾa/ [a.ziˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧zi‧nhei‧ra

Noun

azinheira f (plural azinheiras)

holm oak (Quercus ilex, a tree of the Mediterranean)
Synonyms: azinha, azinho, sardão
- 1971, José Afonso (lyrics and music), “Grândola, Vila Morena”, in Cantigas do Maio:
  À sombra duma azinheira
  Que já não sabia a idade
  Jurei ter por companheira
  Grândola, a tua vontade
  In the shadow of a holm oak
  Which no longer knew its age
  I swore as my companion
  Grândola, your will

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