Barreiro

See also: barreiro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Barreiro.

Proper noun

Barreiro (countable and uncountable, plural Barreiros)

A surname.
A city and municipality in Setúbal district, Portugal, on the south side of the Tagus opposite Lisbon.
A town on Maio, Cape Verde.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Barreiro is the 14139^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2125 individuals. Barreiro is most common among Hispanic/Latino (71.48%) and White (25.18%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barreiro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 105.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [baˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [baˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾo/ [baˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁe.ɾu/

Audio (Portugal): (file)
Homophone: barreiro
Hyphenation: Bar‧rei‧ro

Proper noun

Barreiro m

a city and municipality of Setúbal district, Portugal

Derived terms

barreirense

Proper noun

Barreiro m or f by sense

a surname

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈreiɾo/ [baˈrei̯.ɾo]
Rhymes: -eiɾo
Syllabification: Ba‧rrei‧ro

Proper noun

Barreiro m or f by sense

a surname