toupeira

Galician

toupeiras ("molehills")

Alternative forms

teipeira, teipoeira, teupoeira, tiopeira, toupiñeira, tupieira

Etymology

From toupa (“mole”) +‎ -eira. Compare Portuguese toupeira and French taupinière.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [towˈpejɾɐ]

Noun

toupeira f (plural toupeiras)

molehill
Synonym: terregueiro
(regional, southern) mole

Noun

toupeira m or f by sense (plural toupeiras)

(regional, figurative) dull person

Related terms

toupa

References

“toupeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“toupeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“toupeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“toupiñeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

toupeira

Etymology

From Latin talpa (“mole”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpe(j).ɾɐ/ [to(ʊ̯)ˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpe(j).ɾa/ [to(ʊ̯)ˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /towˈpej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈpej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /toˈpe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: tou‧pei‧ra

Noun

toupeira f (plural toupeiras)

mole (burrowing insectivore)
Synonym: talpídeo
(derogatory) fool, idiot (stupid person)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Related terms

toupeiricida
toupeiricídio
toupeirinha
toupeirinho
toupeirismo
toupeiro

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