piteira

== English == === Noun === piteira Mauritius hemp, of the species Furcraea foetida. == Galician == === Etymology === From pito (“chick”), pita (“chicken, hen”) + -eira. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈtejɾa̝/ Hyphenation: pi‧tei‧ra === Noun === piteira m (plural piteiras) wickerwork basket or cage used for raising chicken a bait for catching cuttlefish or squids Synonym: choqueira agave (Agave americana) ==== Related terms ==== pita Piteira pito === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “piteira”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “piteira”, 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), “piteira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “piteira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pi‧tei‧ra === Etymology 1 === pita +‎ -eira. ==== Noun ==== piteira f (plural piteiras) (botany) Furcraea foetida, a fibrous, ornamental plant of the Americas Synonym: pita (botany) American aloe (Agave americana) Synonyms: agave, babosa-brava, pau-pita, pita (colloquial) drunkenness Synonym: bebedeira ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === pitar +‎ -eira. ==== Noun ==== piteira f (plural piteiras) (Brazil) cigarette holder Synonyms: (Brazil) biqueira, boquilha, fumadeira ===== Related terms ===== === Further reading === “piteira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “piteira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026