mamoeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From mamão +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.moˈe(j).ɾu/ [ma.moˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.moˈe(j).ɾo/ [ma.moˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmwɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmwej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmwej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmwe.ɾu/

Noun

mamoeiro m (plural mamoeiros)

papaya (Carica papaya, a tropical tree of the Americas)