pinheiro

See also: Pinheiro

Portuguese

pinheiro (Pinus pinaster)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pineyro. By surface analysis, pinho (“pine tree, pinewood”) +‎ -eiro.

Compare Galician piñeiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [pĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [pĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [piˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲe.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu, -eɾu
• Homophone: Pinheiro
• Hyphenation: pi‧nhei‧ro

Noun

pinheiro m (plural pinheiros)

1. pine (any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, or similar)

   Synonym: (archaic) pino

2. (usually in the diminutive) Christmas tree (tree decorated with hangings during Christmas)

   Synonym: árvore de Natal

3. (South Brazil) Paraná pine (Araucaria angustifolia, a tree of South America)

   Synonyms: pinheiro-do-paraná, araucária

Related terms

• apinhar
• pinha
• pinhal
• pinhão
• pinheiral
• pinheirinho