mineiro
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈne(j).ɾu/ [miˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈne(j).ɾo/ [miˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈnɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈnej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈnej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈne.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: mi‧nei‧ro
Etymology 1
Calque of French minière, corresponding to mina + -eiro.
Noun
mineiro m (plural mineiros, feminine mineira, feminine plural mineiras)
- miner (person who works in a mine)
- Synonym: minerador
- mine (excavation from which ore or minerals are taken)
- Synonym: mina
Adjective
mineiro (feminine mineira, masculine plural mineiros, feminine plural mineiras)
- (relational) mining
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Minas [Gerais] + -eiro.
Noun
mineiro m (plural mineiros, feminine mineira, feminine plural mineiras)
- a person from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
Adjective
mineiro (feminine mineira, masculine plural mineiros, feminine plural mineiras)
- (relational) of Minas Gerais