seringueiro

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From seringa +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ɾĩˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [se.ɾĩˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ɾĩˈɡe(j).ɾo/ [se.ɾĩˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

Noun

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seringueiro m (plural seringueiros, feminine seringueira, feminine plural seringueiras)

  1. (Brazil) rubber tapper (typically, in the Amazon basin)
    Synonym: borracheiro

Further reading

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