maioral
See also: maïoral
Galician
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mai̯oˈɾal]
Noun
maioral m (plural maiorais)
- coachman
- Synonym: cocheiro
- (management) foreman (the leader of a work crew)
- Synonym: capataz
- middle finger
- Synonym: dedo medio
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “maioral”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “maioral”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “maioral”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maj.oˈɾaw/ [maɪ̯.oˈɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /maj.uˈɾal/ [maj.uˈɾaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /maj.uˈɾa.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: mai‧o‧ral
Noun
maioral m or f by sense (plural maiorais)
- an exceptional person