Polyglot Dictionary

peneira

/peˈnejɾɐ/

a noun B2

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 peneiras

Meaning

  1. sieve

    • Passe na peneira.

      Pass it through the sieve.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Sieb

Sieb is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sieve."

Spanish

tamiz

tamiz is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sieve."

Practice

1 What does peneira mean?

2 Fill the gap: Passe na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches peneira?

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