banqueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From banco +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈke(j).ɾu/ [bɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈke(j).ɾo/ [bɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈkɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈkej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈkej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈke.ɾu/

Audio (Brazil): (file)
Hyphenation: ban‧quei‧ro

Noun

banqueiro m (plural banqueiros, feminine banqueira, feminine plural banqueiras)

banker (one who conducts the business of banking)

Related terms

bancário

Further reading

“banqueiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025