carvoeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin carbonarius. By surface analysis, carvão +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.voˈe(j).ɾu/ [kaɦ.voˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾ.voˈe(j).ɾu/ [kaɾ.voˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁ.voˈe(j).ɾu/ [kaʁ.voˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻ.voˈe(j).ɾo/ [kaɻ.voˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: car‧vo‧ei‧ro

Adjective

carvoeiro (feminine carvoeira, masculine plural carvoeiros, feminine plural carvoeiras)

  1. relating to coal

Noun

carvoeiro m (plural carvoeiros)

  1. collier (person who produces and/or sells coal)
  2. (Portugal) black redstart
    Synonyms: pisco-ferreiro, rabirruivo-preto
  3. (Brazil) a sall tree, Faramea campanularis
  4. (Brazil) a sall tree, Miconia trianaei

Derived terms

  • maré do carvoeiro

Further reading

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