bucaneiro

Portuguese

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupian *mo-
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mo-
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔẽ
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mokaʔẽ
    Old Tupi moka'ẽbor.
    French boucan
    Latin -ārius
    Old French -ier
    Middle French -er
    French -ier
    French boucanierbor.
    Portuguese bucaneiro

    Borrowed from French boucanier.

    Pronunciation

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

    • Rhymes: -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu, -eɾu
    • Hyphenation: bu‧ca‧nei‧ro

    Noun

    bucaneiro m (plural bucaneiros, feminine bucaneira, feminine plural bucaneiras)

    1. buccaneer; pirate
      Synonyms: corsário, pirata

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