caceteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From cacete +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.sɨˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.sɨˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.sɨˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.sɨˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.sɨˈte.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: ca‧ce‧tei‧ro

Noun

caceteiro m (plural caceteiros, feminine caceteira, feminine plural caceteiras)

1. individual armed with a cacete (weapon similar to a bat or stick)

   Synonyms: brigão, cachaporreiro, cachamorreiro, porreteiro

2. armed man serving as bodyguard to someone else: thug, hoodlum

   Synonyms: capanga, jagunço

3. bully

   Synonym: valentão

4. (soccer) player who commits serious fouls

   Synonym: sarrafeiro