piteira

Galician

Etymology

From pito (“chick”), pita (“chicken, hen”) + -eira.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piˈtejɾa̝/

Noun

piteira m (plural piteiras)

  1. wickerwork basket or cage used for raising chicken
  2. a bait for catching cuttlefish or squids
    Synonym: choqueira
  3. agave (Agave americana)

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