quirera

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === quirela (eye dialect) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Tupi kuruera (“what was grains”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: qui‧re‧ra === Noun === quirera f (plural quireras) (Brazil, cooking) cracked corn; corn grits (frequently used as bird feed) Synonym: xerém (Brazil, cooking) porridge made with corn grits Synonyms: canjiquinha, xerém (Brazil, Caipira) small change; a small amount of money Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinheiro === References === === Further reading === “quirera”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “quirera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026