Polyglot Dictionary

palmeira

/pawˈmejɾɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as palmeiras

Meaning

  1. palm tree

    • A palmeira balançou.

      The palm tree swayed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

palma

Worth distinguishing: a palmeira (palm tree) is the whole tree; palma (palm) is the general word, often for the leaf or frond.

Similar in other languages

German

Palme

Palme is the German word for the same thing — both mean "palm tree."

Spanish

palmera

palmera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "palm tree."

Practice

1 What does palmeira mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ balançou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches palmeira?

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