palmiteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From palmito (“heart of palm”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paw.miˈte(j).ɾu/ [paʊ̯.miˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paw.miˈte(j).ɾo/ [paʊ̯.miˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pal.miˈtɐj.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pal.miˈtej.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pal.miˈtej.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pal.miˈte.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈte.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: pal‧mi‧tei‧ro

Noun

palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros)

  1. any palm tree with an edible heart
  2. (strictly) palm tree of the species Euterpe edulis
    Synonyms: juçara, palmito, palmiteira

Noun

palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros, feminine palmiteira, feminine plural palmiteiras)

  1. someone who harvest heart of palm from wild palm trees, often illegally
  2. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) a black person with a sexual preference for white people

Adjective

palmiteiro (feminine palmiteira, masculine plural palmiteiros, feminine plural palmiteiras)

  1. (relational) heart of palm extraction
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