regueira

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from rego +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /reˈɣejɾa̝/

Noun

regueira f (plural regueiras)

  1. stream, brook
    Synonyms: arroio, regato, rego, regueiro
  2. ditch
    Synonym: rego
  3. (regional) crack (space between the buttocks)
    Synonyms: fendello, raigada

Derived terms
  • Regueira
  • Regueiral
  • Regueiras
  • Regueiriña

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From rego (“ditch”) +‎ -eira.

Alternative forms

Noun

regueira f (plural regueiras)

  1. ditch (a small channel of water for irrigation or drainage)

Noun

regueira f (plural regueiras)

  1. feminine equivalent of regueiro
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