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caneleira.

shinguard (piece of apparel to protect the shin)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.neˈle(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[ka.neˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/kɐ.nɨˈlɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal/kɐ.nɨˈlej.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. shinguard (piece of apparel to protect the shin)

    feminine
  2. cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Latin cannella Old Galician-Portuguese canela Portuguese canela 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 caneleira From canela + -eira.

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