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porteira.

a wooden gate in a fence of the same material

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/poʁˈte(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[pohˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/poɾˈte(j).ɾɐ/São-Paulo[poɾˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]São-Paulo

  1. a wooden gate in a fence of the same material

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From porta (“door”) + -eira. Piecewise doublet of portaria.

noun/poʁˈte(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[pohˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/poɾˈte(j).ɾɐ/São-Paulo[poɾˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]São-Paulo

  1. female equivalent of porteiro: female gatekeeper

    feminine · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese porteiro Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Latin -am Old Galician-Portuguese -a Portuguese -a Portuguese porteira From porteiro + -a.

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