xaira

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chaira, from Galician chãeiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃaj.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃaj.ɾa]

Noun

xaira f (plural xaires)

1. honing steel

Further reading

• “xaira” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.