carteira

== Galician == === Etymology === From carta + -eira. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kɐɾˈtei̯ɾɐ] Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, -ejɾa Hyphenation: car‧tei‧ra === Noun === carteira f (plural carteiras) wallet briefcase egg case of sharks, rays, etc. feminine of carteiro === References === “carteira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carteira”, 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), “carteira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carteira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From carta + -eira. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ejɾɐ Hyphenation: car‧tei‧ra === Noun === carteira f (plural carteiras) wallet (small case for keeping money and documents) small handbag Synonyms: bolsa, mala, saco writing desk Synonym: secretária pack; packet (cigarette container) female equivalent of carteiro: postwoman (Brazil) ellipsis of carteira de motorista (“driver’s license”) Synonyms: licença, carta, carta de condução (Brazil) ellipsis of carteira de trabalho (“employment record book”) ==== Derived terms ==== carteirista (“pickpocket”) carteirada em carteira === References === === Further reading === “carteira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026