barreira

Galician

Etymology 1

Barro (mud, clay) + -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈrejɾa̝/

Noun

barreira f (plural barreiras)

  1. slough (muddy area)
  2. clay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)
  3. cliff, drop, ravine
Derived terms
  • Barreira

Etymology 2

Barra (bar) + -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈrejɾa̝/

Noun

barreira f (plural barreiras)

  1. barrier, barricade
  2. hurdle, fence, parapet

Further reading

References

  • barreira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • barreira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • barreira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • barreira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • barreira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese barreira, from barra + -eira.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.ˈʁɐj.ɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: bar‧rei‧ra

Noun

barreira f (plural barreiras)

  1. barrier.
  2. hurdle.
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