cuscuzeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

cuscuz +‎ -eiro

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.kuˈze(j).ɾu/ [kus.kuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈze(j).ɾu/ [kuʃ.kuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.kuˈze(j).ɾo/ [kus.kuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈzej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.kuˈze.ɾu/

Noun

cuscuzeiro m (plural cuscuzeiros)

1. couscoussier (steamer used to prepare couscous)

Noun

cuscuzeiro m (plural cuscuzeiros, feminine cuscuzeira, feminine plural cuscuzeiras)

1. couscous maker or seller

Further reading

• “cuscuzeiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “cuscuzeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025