alvinegro

Portuguese

Etymology

By surface analysis, alvo (“white”) +‎ negro (“black”). Compare Spanish albinegro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.viˈne.ɡɾu/ [aʊ̯.viˈne.ɡɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.viˈne.ɡɾo/ [aʊ̯.viˈne.ɡɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.viˈne.ɡɾu/ [aɫ.viˈne.ɣɾu]

Adjective

alvinegro (feminine alvinegra, masculine plural alvinegros, feminine plural alvinegras)

  1. (relational) of something whose colors are white and black
  2. (relational) of sports teams with black and white colours, notably:
    1. Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, soccer club from Brazil
    2. Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, soccer club from Brazil
    3. Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, soccer club from Brazil
    4. Clube Atlético Mineiro, soccer club from Brazil
    5. Santos Futebol Clube, soccer club from Brazil
    6. Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama, soccer club from Brazil

Noun

alvinegro m (plural alvinegros, feminine alvinegra, feminine plural alvinegras)

  1. someone connected with the above teams, as a fan, player, coach etc.

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