chaira

Galician

Chairas, Terrachá, Galicia

Chaira

Alternative forms

chaeira, chaila

Etymology

Either from Latin plānāria (“planar”), from Latin plānus (“flat”); or rather from chá (“level; flat”) +‎ -eira.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃajɾa̝/

Noun

chaira m (plural chairas)

(geography) plain
Synonyms: chá, planicie
(geography) plateau; esplanade
Synonyms: chan, chao
(tools) sharpener; honing steel
Synonym: aguzadoira
(tools) knife used by shoemakers

Derived terms

Chaira
Chairas
chairego

Descendants

→ Spanish: chaira

Adjective

chaira f (masculine chairo, feminine plural chairas, masculine plural chairos)

flat, even
Synonym: chan

References

“chaira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“chaira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“chaira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. llano.

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