joalheiro
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French joaillier (“jeweller”), assimilated to the suffix -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒo.aˈʎe(j).ɾu/ [ʒo.aˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒo.aˈʎe(j).ɾo/ [ʒo.aˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒwɐˈʎɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒwɐˈʎej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒwɐˈʎej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒwɐˈʎe.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: jo‧a‧lhei‧ro
Noun
joalheiro m (plural joalheiros, feminine joalheira, feminine plural joalheiras)
- jeweller (person who works with precious stones)