barqueiro

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese barqueiro, from barco (boat) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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barqueiro m (plural barqueiros, feminine barqueira, feminine plural barqueiras)

  1. boatman
    • 1432, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 385:
      paresçeron y Gonçalvo Baluga e Pero de Reça, barqueiros da barqa d'agua do Miño, perteesçente ao dito conçello e ao bispo d'Ourense
      there appeared Gonzalvo Baluga and Pedro de Reza, boatmen of the barge of the river Miño, which belongs to said town council and to the bishop of Ourense

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From barco (boat) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bar‧quei‧ro

Noun

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barqueiro m (plural barqueiros, feminine barqueira, feminine plural barqueiras)

  1. boatman (a man in charge of a small boat)