carpideira

Portuguese

carpideiras

Etymology

Carpir (“to mourn”) +‎ -deira.

Compare Spanish plañidera.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾ.pi.ˈðɐj.ɾɐ/, /kɐɾ.pi.ˈðej.ɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: car‧pi‧dei‧ra

Noun

carpideira f (plural carpideiras)

  1. (historical) a professional mourner, a moirologist (a woman paid to grieve at a funeral)
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