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madeira.

wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈde(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal[mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]Portugal
  1. wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)

    feminine · uncountable
  2. wood (the wood of a particular species of tree)

    feminine
  3. a piece of timber

    feminine
  4. woodwind instrument

    feminine · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matéria, a learned borrowing. Cognates include Galician madeira and Spanish madera.

intj/maˈde(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal[mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]Portugal
  1. timber!; used by lumberjacks to warn others when a tree is falling down

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matéria, a learned borrowing. Cognates include Galician madeira and Spanish madera.

noun/maˈde(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal[mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]Portugal
  1. a type of fortified wine produced in the island of Madeira

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Shortening of vinho da Madeira (literally “wine of Madeira”), after the Portuguese island of Madeira.

verb/maˈde(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal[mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]Portugal
  1. inflection of madeirar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of madeirar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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