traqueia

See also: traquéia

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”).

Alternative forms

• traquéia (pre-1990 spelling)
• trachéa, trachea, tracheia (pre-standardization spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈkɛj.ɐ/ [tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈkɛj.ɐ/ [tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈkɛj.a/ [tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈkɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈkɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈkej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈkej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈke.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: tra‧quei‧a

Noun

traqueia f (plural traqueias)

1. (anatomy) windpipe; trachea
2. (botany) trachea (xylem vessel of a plant)

   Synonym: vaso

3. (entomology) trachea (respiratory system of insects)

Hypernyms

• (windpipe): garganta

Coordinate terms

• (windpipe): faringe, laringe

Related terms

• traqueado
• traqueal
• traqueico
• traqueíte

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈkej.ɐ/ [tɾaˈkeɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈkej.ɐ/ [tɾaˈkeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈkej.a/ [tɾaˈkeɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈkɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈkɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈkej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈkej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈke.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: tra‧quei‧a

Verb

traqueia

1. inflection of traquear:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “traqueia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “traqueia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025