vespeiro

Portuguese

Um vespeiro

Etymology

vespa (“wasp”) +‎ -eiro (“indicates location”). Compare Spanish avispero, Catalan vesper, Occitan vespièr, French guêpier, Italian vespaio, Romanian viespar, Friulian gjespâr, Sardinian ghespàrju.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ves.ˈpe(j).ɾu/, /veʃ.ˈpe(j).ɾu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ves.ˈpe(j).ɾo/

Noun

vespeiro m (plural vespeiros)

vespiary (wasp's nest)

Related terms

vespa, colmeia

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