peixeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From peixe (“fish”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”); cf. also Latin piscārius. Compare Sicilian pisciaru.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe(j)ˈʃe(j).ɾu/ [pe(ɪ̯)ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐjˈʃɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐjˈʃɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /peˈʃe.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ejɾu
• Hyphenation: pei‧xei‧ro

Noun

peixeiro m (plural peixeiros, feminine peixeira, feminine plural peixeiras)

1. fishmonger (person who sells fish)
2. (Portugal, informal) a loud person

Related terms

• peixe
• peixeirada