boieiro

See also: Boieiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From boi +‎ -eiro,[1] possibly corresponding to Vulgar Latin, Late Latin bovārius or boārius (“cow herder”), from Latin bovārius, boārius (“of cattle”), from bōs.[2]

Pronunciation

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

  • Homophone: Boieiro
  • Hyphenation: boi‧ei‧ro

Adjective

boieiro (feminine boieira, masculine plural boieiros, feminine plural boieiras)

  1. (relational) relative to oxes

Noun

boieiro m (plural boieiros, feminine boieira, feminine plural boieiras)

  1. cattle driver (someone of drives or watches over cattle)

See also

References

  1. ^ “boieiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  2. ^ “boieiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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