bengaleiro

Portuguese

A cloakroom
A coat rack

Etymology

From bengala +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bẽ.ɡaˈle(j).ɾu/ [bẽ.ɡaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bẽ.ɡaˈle(j).ɾo/ [bẽ.ɡaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: ben‧ga‧lei‧ro

Noun

bengaleiro m (plural bengaleiros)

  1. cloakroom (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club)
  2. coat rack, coat stand, hatstand, hatrack

Noun

bengaleiro m (plural bengaleiros, feminine bengaleira, feminine plural bengaleiras)

  1. cloakroom attendant
  2. walking stick maker (person who makes walking sticks)

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