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alheira.

a type of Portuguese sausage, made with bread, garlic, and meat (other than pork)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[aˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/ɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal/ɐˈʎej.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. a type of Portuguese sausage, made with bread, garlic, and meat (other than pork)

    Portugal · feminine
  2. clipping of erva-alheira (hedge mustard)

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin allium Old Galician-Portuguese alho Portuguese alho Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āria Old Galician-Portuguese -eira Portuguese -eira Portuguese alheira From alho (“garlic”) + -eira.

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