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-zeiro
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Portuguese
Etymology
pt :af -z-<id:interfix> -eiro<id:nominal suffix> nominal suffix suffix +
Pronunciation
pt zei ro
Suffix
m -zeira attached to masculine nouns
attached to adjectives
Variant of pt -eiro, used especially when the preceding letter is a semivowel or when the word is an oxytone.
pt café<t:coffee> cafezeiro<t:coffee plant>
pt abacaxi<t:pineapple> abacaxizeiro<t:pineapple plant>
Derived terms
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Further reading