prazenteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prazenteiro, plazenteiro, from prazente +‎ -eiro. Ultimately from Latin placēns (“pleasing, welcoming, satisfying”). Cognate with Galician pracenteiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾa.zẽˈte(j).ɾu/ [pɾa.zẽˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾa.zẽˈte(j).ɾo/ [pɾa.zẽˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: pra‧zen‧tei‧ro

Adjective

prazenteiro (feminine prazenteira, masculine plural prazenteiros, feminine plural prazenteiras)

  1. jovial, affable, cheerful
    • 1971, Antônio Carlos Jobim, “Chovendo na roseira”:
      Que chuva boa prazenteira / Que vem molhar minha roseira
      What a good pleasant rain / That comes to wet my rosebush

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