nordestino

Portuguese

Etymology

From nordeste, Nordeste +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁ.desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/ [noɦ.desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁ.desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/ [noɦ.desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /noɾ.desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /noʁ.deʃˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /noɻ.desˈt͡ʃi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nuɾ.dɨʃˈti.nu/ [nuɾ.ðɨʃˈti.nu]

• Hyphenation: nor‧des‧ti‧no

Noun

nordestino m (plural nordestinos, feminine nordestina, feminine plural nordestinas)

1. (Brazil) native or inhabitant of Northeast Brazil

Adjective

nordestino (feminine nordestina, masculine plural nordestinos, feminine plural nordestinas, not comparable)

1. northeastern
2. (Brazil) of, from or relating to Northeast Brazil

   Todos os meus amigos são nordestinos. ― All my friends are northeastern.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Adjective

nordestino (feminine nordestina, masculine plural nordestinos, feminine plural nordestinas)

1. northeastern