geladeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From gelado +‎ -eira. Piecewise doublet of geladaria and gelataria.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.laˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [ʒe.laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.laˈde(j).ɾa/ [ʒe.laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [ʒɨ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨ.lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ʒɨ.lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨ.lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ʒɨ.lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨ.lɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [ʒɨ.lɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

  • Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧la‧dei‧ra

Noun

geladeira f (plural geladeiras)

  1. (Brazil) refrigerator (appliance that refrigerates food)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) refrigerador, (Portugal) frigorífico, (Angola, Mozambique) geleira, (Rio Grande do Sul) frigidaire
  2. (Portugal) ice cream maker (machine used to make homemade ice cream)
  3. (figuratively) an extremely cold place
    Antonyms: sauna, inferno, forno

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