justiceiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From justiça +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒus.t͡ʃiˈse(j).ɾu/ [ʒus.t͡ʃiˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒuʃ.t͡ʃiˈse(j).ɾu/ [ʒuʃ.t͡ʃiˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒus.t͡ʃiˈse(j).ɾo/ [ʒus.t͡ʃiˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuʃ.tiˈsɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuʃ.tiˈsej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuʃ.tiˈsej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuʃ.tiˈse.ɾu/

Noun

justiceiro m (plural justiceiros, feminine justiceira, feminine plural justiceiras)

vigilante (person who undertakes law enforcement without legal authority)

Adjective

justiceiro (feminine justiceira, masculine plural justiceiros, feminine plural justiceiras)

(relational) vigilante