traiçoeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From traição +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaj.soˈe(j).ɾu/ [tɾaɪ̯.soˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaj.soˈe(j).ɾu/ [tɾaɪ̯.soˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaj.soˈe(j).ɾo/ [tɾaɪ̯.soˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾajˈswɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾajˈswɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾajˈswej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾajˈswej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾajˈswe.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: trai‧ço‧ei‧ro

Adjective

traiçoeiro (feminine traiçoeira, masculine plural traiçoeiros, feminine plural traiçoeiras)

1. treacherous (tending to betray)

   Synonyms: púnico, traidor

Derived terms

• traiçoeiramente

Further reading

• “traiçoeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024