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joeira.

winnow; winnowing fan (fan used while winnowing)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒoˈe(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[ʒoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/ˈʒwɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal/ˈʒwej.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. winnow; winnowing fan (fan used while winnowing)

    feminine

  2. kite (flying toy on a string)

    Madeira · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese joio 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 joeira From joio + -eira.

verb/ʒoˈe(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[ʒoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/ˈʒwɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal/ˈʒwej.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. inflection of joeirar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of joeirar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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