cacilheiro

Portuguese

cacilheiro

Etymology

From Cacilhas (“municipality in Portugal”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.siˈʎɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.siˈʎej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.siˈʎej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.siˈʎe.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu
• Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧lhei‧ro

Adjective

cacilheiro (feminine cacilheira, masculine plural cacilheiros, feminine plural cacilheiras)

1. of, from or relating to Cacilhas

Noun

cacilheiro m (plural cacilheiros, feminine cacilheira, feminine plural cacilheiras)

1. native or inhabitant of Cacilhas
2. ferryboat that connects the banks of the Tagus River

Further reading

• “cacilheiro”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “cacilheiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “cacilheiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024