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Teixeira

Syllables: Tei·xei·ra/təˈʃɛəɹə/

Teixeira proper noun: a surname from Portuguese.

Proper noun

Teixeira (plural Teixeiras)

  1. A surname from Portuguese.
    • Exiting in the order of their deaths: Senhora Teixeira, holding her unlit torch loose-handed, helping Maria Elena up the stair.1997, Patricia Anthony, God's Fires, page 344

Forms of Teixeira

pluralTeixeiras

Origin of Teixeira

Borrowed from Portuguese Teixeira.

Questions about Teixeira

What does Teixeira mean?
Teixeira means a surname from Portuguese.
What part of speech is Teixeira?
Teixeira is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Teixeira?
Teixeira is pronounced /təˈʃɛəɹə/.

Words near Teixeira in the dictionary

  1. Teissen
  2. Teitel
  3. Teitelbaum
  4. Teitelbaums
  5. Teiwa
  6. Teixeira
  7. Teixeras
  8. teixobactin
  9. teize
  10. teized
  11. teizes

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