terneiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From terno or tenro +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁˈne(j).ɾu/ [teɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /teɾˈne(j).ɾu/ [teɾˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teʁˈne(j).ɾu/ [teʁˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teɻˈne(j).ɾo/ [teɻˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈnɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈnej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈnej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈne.ɾu/

Hyphenation: ter‧nei‧ro

Noun

terneiro m (plural terneiros, feminine terneira, feminine plural terneiras)

calf (young bull)
Synonyms: bezerro, novilho