madeireiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From madeira (“wood; timber”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.dɐjˈɾɐj.ɾu/ [mɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.dɐjˈɾɐj.ɾu/ [mɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.dejˈɾej.ɾu/ [mɐ.ðejˈɾej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.dejˈɾej.ɾu/ [mɐ.ðejˈɾej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.deˈɾe.ɾu/ [mɐ.ðeˈɾe.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: ma‧dei‧rei‧ro

Adjective

madeireiro (feminine madeireira, masculine plural madeireiros, feminine plural madeireiras, not comparable)

1. (relational) logging

Noun

madeireiro m (plural madeireiros, feminine madeireira, feminine plural madeireiras)

1. lumberjack; logger

   Synonym: lenhador

2. woodworker

Related terms

• madeira
• madeireira