carreteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From carreta +‎ -eiro

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁeˈte(j).ɾu/ [ka.heˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁeˈte(j).ɾu/ [ka.χeˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁeˈte(j).ɾo/ [ka.heˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɨˈtɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɨˈtej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɨˈtej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɨˈte.ɾu/

Hyphenation: car‧re‧tei‧ro

Noun

carreteiro m (plural carreteiros, feminine carreteira, feminine plural carreteiras)

carter (person who transports a load on an animal-drawn cart)
(Brazil) the driver of a semi-trailer
(Brazil) ellipsis of arroz carreteiro