relojoeiro

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From relojo (clock) +‎ -eiro (-eer), from Latin hōrologium (sundial), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.lo.ʒoˈe(j).ɾu/ [he.lo.ʒoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.lo.ʒoˈe(j).ɾu/ [χe.lo.ʒoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.lo.ʒoˈe(j).ɾo/ [he.lo.ʒoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧lo‧jo‧ei‧ro

Noun

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relojoeiro m (plural relojoeiros, feminine relojoeira, feminine plural relojoeiras)

  1. clockmaker; watchmaker (person who makes and repairs clocks and watches)

Adjective

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relojoeiro (feminine relojoeira, masculine plural relojoeiros, feminine plural relojoeiras, not comparable)

  1. (relational) clock
    Synonym: horologial
  2. (relational) clockmaking
    Synonym: horológico
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