maboqueiro

Portuguese

maboque

Etymology

From maboque +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.buˈkɐj.ɾu/ [mɐ.βuˈkɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.buˈkɐj.ɾu/ [mɐ.βuˈkɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.buˈkej.ɾu/ [mɐ.βuˈkej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.buˈkej.ɾu/ [mɐ.βuˈkej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.buˈke.ɾu/ [mɐ.βuˈke.ɾu]

Noun

maboqueiro m (plural maboqueiros)

1. (Angola) Natal orange tree (Strychnos spinosa)

   Synonym: (Mozambique) massaleira

Further reading

• “maboqueiro”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “maboqueiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “maboqueiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024