marreteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From marreta +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ʁeˈte(j).ɾu/ [ma.heˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ma.ʁeˈte(j).ɾu/ [ma.χeˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ʁeˈte(j).ɾo/ [ma.heˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ʁɨˈtɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ʁɨˈtej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ʁɨˈtej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ʁɨˈte.ɾu/

Noun

marreteiro m (plural marreteiros)

one who works using a sledgehammer
(colloquial, São Paulo) street vendor, hawker
Synonym: camelô