biqueira

== Galician == === Etymology === 14th century. From bico (“beak, snout”) +‎ -eira. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈkejɾa̝/ === Noun === biqueira m (plural biqueiras) toecap; toe of a shoe spout (lid or tube through which liquid is poured or discharged) Synonyms: bico, cano, picho ==== Derived terms ==== a lume de biqueira Viqueira === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “biqueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “biqueira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016. Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “biqueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “biqueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “biqueira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From bico + -eira. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bi‧quei‧ra === Noun === biqueira f (plural biqueiras) a covering for a bird’s beak toe (part of a shoe or sock covering the toe) spout (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged) Synonyms: bico, bica (Brazil, slang) illegal drug shop Synonyms: boca, bocada, bica (Brazil, regional) cigarette holder Synonyms: boquilha, fumadeira, (Brasil) piteira === Further reading === “biqueira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “biqueira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “biqueira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026