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galinheiro.

henhouse (house for chickens to live in)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡa.lĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/Brazil[ɡa.lĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/ɡɐ.liˈɲɐj.ɾu/Portugal/ɡɐ.liˈɲej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. henhouse (house for chickens to live in)

    masculine
  2. chicken breeder

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese galĩeiro, from Latin gallīnārium (“henhouse”), from gallīna (“hen”). Cognate with Galician galiñeiro, Spanish gallinero, Catalan galliner and Italian gallinaio. By surface analysis, from galinha + -eiro.

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