pereiro
Portuguese
Etymology
From pero (“apple”) + -eiro. [1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈɾɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈɾej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈɾej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈɾe.ɾu/
- Rhymes: -ejɾo, (Portugal) -ɐjɾo
- Hyphenation: pe‧rei‧ro
Noun
pereiro f (plural pereiros)
- a variety apple tree that gives small apples
- Synonym: macieira
- a variety pear tree
- Synonym: pereira
Related terms
References
- ^ “pereiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025