cacilheiro
Portuguese
Etymology
From Cacilhas (“municipality in Portugal”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.siˈʎe(j).ɾu/ [ka.siˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.siˈʎe(j).ɾo/ [ka.siˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.siˈʎɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.siˈʎej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.siˈʎej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.siˈʎe.ɾu/
- Rhymes: -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu
- Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧lhei‧ro
Adjective
cacilheiro (feminine cacilheira, masculine plural cacilheiros, feminine plural cacilheiras)
- of, from or relating to Cacilhas
Noun
cacilheiro m (plural cacilheiros, feminine cacilheira, feminine plural cacilheiras)
- native or inhabitant of Cacilhas (usually male)
- ferryboat that connects the banks of the Tagus River
Further reading
- “cacilheiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “cacilheiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “cacilheiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025