rueiro

Galician

Urban art at the Rueiro de Figueiriñas, Santiago de Compostela

Alternative forms

• arrueiro

Etymology

From rúa (“street”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruˈejɾo̝/

Noun

rueiro m (plural rueiros)

1. plaza (in a hamlet)

   Synonyms: alcouce, quinteiro

2. group of houses belonging to a larger village or hamlet

   Synonyms: barrio, casarío, quinteiro

3. street map, city map

Derived terms

• Arrueiro
• Rueiro

Related terms

• rúa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rueiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rueiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rueiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From rua +‎ -eiro

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈe(j).ɾu/ [hʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwe(j).ɾu/ [ˈhwe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈe(j).ɾu/ [hʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwe(j).ɾu/ [ˈhwe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈe(j).ɾu/ [χʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwe(j).ɾu/ [ˈχwe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈe(j).ɾo/ [hʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwe(j).ɾo/ [ˈhwe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwe.ɾu/

Adjective

rueiro (feminine rueira, masculine plural rueiros, feminine plural rueiras)

1. (relational) street

Further reading

• “rueiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “rueiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024