pepineiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From pepino (“cucumber”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.piˈnɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.piˈnɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.piˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.piˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.piˈne.ɾu/

Noun

pepineiro m (plural pepineiros)

1. cucumber (Cucumis sativus, a vine in the gourd family)

   Synonym: pepino