carpideira

Portuguese

carpideiras

Etymology

From carpir (“to mourn”) +‎ -deira. Compare Spanish plañidera.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.piˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [kah.piˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.piˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [kah.piˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾ.piˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [kaɾ.piˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.piˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [kaχ.piˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻ.piˈde(j).ɾa/ [kaɻ.piˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.piˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [kɐɾ.piˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.piˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [kɐɾ.piˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.piˈdej.ɾɐ/ [kɐɾ.piˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.piˈdej.ɾɐ/ [kɐɾ.piˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.piˈde.ɾɐ/ [kɐɾ.piˈðe.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: car‧pi‧dei‧ra

Noun

carpideira f (plural carpideiras)

1. (historical) a professional mourner, a moirologist (a woman paid to grieve at a funeral)