vigairo

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century (vigayro). An early borrowing of Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substitute”). Compare Portuguese vigário.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈɣajɾʊ]

Noun

vigairo m (plural vigairos, feminine vigaira, feminine plural vigairas)

1. vicar (priest of a parish)

   Synonyms: abade, crego

2. vicar (a person acting on behalf of, or representing, his neighbours)

   Synonyms: mordomo, ramista

3. ranger; a person who traditionally watched over the communal properties of a parish

   Synonyms: coteiro, postor

Related terms

• vegada
• vez

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “vigairo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “vigairo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “vigayro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vigairo”, 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), “vigairo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈɡaj.ɾu/ [viˈɡaɪ̯.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈɡaj.ɾu/ [viˈɡaɪ̯.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈɡaj.ɾo/ [viˈɡaɪ̯.ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɡaj.ɾu/ [viˈɣaj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɡaj.ɾu/ [viˈɣaj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈɡaj.ɾu/ [biˈɣaj.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: vi‧gai‧ro

Noun

vigairo m (plural vigairos)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of vigário

Further reading

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