penteeiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• penteiro

Etymology

From pente (“comb”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽ.teˈe(j).ɾu/ [pẽ.teˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈtjɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈtjɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈtjej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈtjej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈtje.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: pen‧te‧ei‧ro

Noun

penteeiro m (plural penteeiros, feminine penteeira, feminine plural penteeiras)

1. comb maker or comb seller

Further reading

• “penteeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “penteeiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025