fofoqueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From fofoca (“gossip”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔ.fɔˈke.ɾu/

Noun

fofoqueiro m (plural fofoqueiros, feminine fofoqueira, feminine plural fofoqueiras)

1. (Brazil) gossiper (one who gossips)

   Synonym: mexeriqueiro

Adjective

fofoqueiro (feminine fofoqueira, masculine plural fofoqueiros, feminine plural fofoqueiras)

1. gossipy (who likes to gossip)

   Synonym: mexeriqueiro

Further reading

• “fofoqueiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024