colhereiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From colher (“spoon”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʎeˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [ko.ʎeˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʎeˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [ko.ʎeˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʎɨˈɾɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʎɨˈɾej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʎɨˈɾej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʎɨˈɾe.ɾu/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ejru, (Portugal) -ɐjru
Hyphenation: co‧lhe‧rei‧ro

Noun

colhereiro m (plural colhereiros)

Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
(by extension) spoonbill (any bird in the genus Platalea)

Derived terms

colhereiro-africano
colhereiro-comum
colhereiro-de-bico-amarelo
colhereiro-pequeno
colhereiro-real
colhereiro-rosado

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