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lixeira.

dump; landfill

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/liˈʃe(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[liˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/liˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal/liˈʃej.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. dump; landfill

    feminine

  2. rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can (container for waste)

    feminine

  3. trash, recycle bin (storage location for deleted files)

    Brazil · feminine

  4. female equivalent of lixeiro

    feminine · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese lixo 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 lixeira From lixo + -eira.

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