paneleiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From panela +‎ -eiro, literally “potmaker”

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.neˈle(j).ɾu/ [pa.neˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.nɨˈlɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.nɨˈlɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.nɨˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.nɨˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.nɨˈle.ɾu/

• (Alentejo, Portugal) IPA^(key): [pɐ̃dˈleɾu] (as if spelled "pandeleiro")
• Hyphenation: pa‧ne‧lei‧ro

Adjective

paneleiro (feminine paneleira, masculine plural paneleiros, feminine plural paneleiras)

1. (Portugal, derogatory, vulgar, offensive) poof, faggot (homosexual)

Noun

paneleiro m (plural paneleiros, feminine paneleira, feminine plural paneleiras)

1. one who makes ceramic cooking pots
2. (Portugal, derogatory, vulgar, offensive) poof, faggot (homosexual)

   Synonyms: maricas, mariconço, viado, larilas, bicha, boiola

Derived terms

• apaneleirado
• paneleirice

Further reading

• “paneleiro”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “paneleiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024