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vieira

vieira

Galician

Noun

vieira f (plural vieiras)

  1. scallop

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese veeira, from Medieval Latin veneria, from Latin Venus.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.ˈe(j).ɾa/, /vi.ˈe(j).ɾɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvjɐj.ɾɐ/, /ˈvjej.ɾɐ/
  • Homophone: Vieira
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ei‧ra

Noun

vieira f (plural vieiras)

  1. scallop (mollusc of the Pectinidae family)

Spanish

Etymology

From Galician vieira.

Noun

vieira f (plural vieiras)

  1. scallop.

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