rueiro

Galician

Alternative forms

arrueiro

Etymology

From rúa (“street”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ruˈejɾo̝/

Noun

rueiro m (plural rueiros)

plaza (in a hamlet)
Synonyms: alcouce, quinteiro
group of houses belonging to a larger village or hamlet
Synonyms: barrio, casarío, quinteiro
street map, city map

Derived terms

Arrueiro
Rueiro

Related terms

rúa

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rueiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rueiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rueiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From rua +‎ -eiro

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈe(j).ɾu/ [hʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwe(j).ɾu/ [ˈhwe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈe(j).ɾu/ [χʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwe(j).ɾu/ [ˈχwe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈe(j).ɾo/ [hʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwe(j).ɾo/ [ˈhwe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwe.ɾu/

Adjective

rueiro (feminine rueira, masculine plural rueiros, feminine plural rueiras)

(relational) street

Further reading

“rueiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“rueiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025