camareiro
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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century. From Latin camerarius.
Pronunciation
Noun
camareiro m (plural camareiros, feminine camareira, feminine plural camareiras)
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “camareiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “camareiro”, 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), “camareiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “camareiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
- “camareiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin camerārius.[1][2] By surface analysis, câmara + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
camareiro m (plural camareiros, feminine camareira, feminine plural camareiras)
- chamberlain (officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign)
- chamberlain (a high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo)
- steward, valet (hotel employee)
References
- ^ “camareiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- ^ “camareiro”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025