torneira

Galician

Etymology

Torno +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾˈnejɾa̝/

Noun

torneira f (plural torneiras)

1. tap, spigot

   Synonyms: billa, espicha, espita

2. irrigation canal or ditch

   Synonym: birta

3. place where the water of a ditch or canal can be diverted towards one place or another

   Synonym: torno

4. faucet (device used to dispense liquids)

   Synonym: billa

Related terms

• torno

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torneira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torneira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torneira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

torneira

Etymology

From torno +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [toɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [toɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [toɾˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [toʁˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toɻˈne(j).ɾa/ [toɻˈne(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈne.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: tor‧nei‧ra

Noun

torneira f (plural torneiras)

1. tap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids)