cabreiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin caprārius. Equivalent to cabra +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈβɾejɾʊ]

Noun

cabreiro m (plural cabreiros, feminine cabreira, feminine plural cabreiras)

1. goatherd

Related terms

• cabra
• Cabreira
• Cabreiroá

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cabreiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabreiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cabreiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabreiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin caprārius. By surface analysis, cabra +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbɾe(j).ɾu/ [kaˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbɾe(j).ɾu/ [kaˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbɾe(j).ɾo/ [kaˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbɾɐj.ɾu/ [kɐˈβɾɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbɾɐj.ɾu/ [kɐˈβɾɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbɾej.ɾu/ [kɐˈβɾej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbɾej.ɾu/ [kɐˈβɾej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbɾe.ɾu/ [kɐˈβɾe.ɾu]

Noun

cabreiro m (plural cabreiros, feminine cabreira, feminine plural cabreiras)

1. goatherd (person who tends goats)

Related terms

• cabra