pescadeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From pescado (“food fish”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pes.kaˈde(j).ɾu/ [pes.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pes.kaˈde(j).ɾu/ [pes.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʃ.kaˈde(j).ɾu/ [peʃ.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pes.kaˈde(j).ɾo/ [pes.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨʃ.kɐˈdɐj.ɾu/ [pɨʃ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨʃ.kɐˈdɐj.ɾu/ [pɨʃ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨʃ.kɐˈdej.ɾu/ [pɨʃ.kɐˈðej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨʃ.kɐˈdej.ɾu/ [pɨʃ.kɐˈðej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨʃ.kɐˈde.ɾu/ [pɨʃ.kɐˈðe.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: pei‧xei‧ro

Noun

pescadeiro m (plural pescadeiros, feminine pescadeira, feminine plural pescadeiras)

1. (dated) fishmonger (person who sells fish)

   Synonym: peixeiro

Further reading

• “pescadeiro”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024