baleeiro

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Galician

Etymology

From balea (“whale”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baleˈejɾo̝/, /baliˈejɾo̝/

Noun

baleeiro m (plural baleeiros)

whaler (vessel or person)

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “baleeiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “baleeiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “baleeiro”, 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), “baleeiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Baleeiro americano

Etymology

From baleia +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.leˈe(j).ɾu/ , /ba.liˈe(j).ɾu/ , (faster pronunciation) /baˈlje(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.leˈe(j).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlje.ɾu/

Hyphenation: ba‧le‧ei‧ro

Noun

baleeiro m (plural baleeiros)

whaler (vessel or person)

Adjective

baleeiro (feminine baleeira, masculine plural baleeiros, feminine plural baleeiras)

of or relating to whales or whaling

Further reading

“baleeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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