This is the 8211th most frequent French word.
vieira
"Vieira" in French means "scallop" (a type of shellfish).
Here, 'vieira' refers to the culinary use of scallops as a seafood item.
J'aime manger des vieiras grillées.
I like eating grilled scallops.
In this sentence, 'vieira' is identified zoologically as a type of sea creature.
La vieira est un mollusque marin.
The scallop is a marine mollusk.
Here, 'vieiras' signifies scallops in the context of commercial fishing.