coveiro

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Galician

Etymology

From cova (“cave, grave”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

coveiro m (plural coveiros)

Related terms

cova

References

“coveiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“coveiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From cova (“grave”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈve(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈve(j).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈvɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈbej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈvej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈve.ɾu/

Rhymes: -ejɾu
Hyphenation: co‧vei‧ro

Noun

coveiro m (plural coveiros, feminine coveira, feminine plural coveiras)

gravedigger (a person employed to dig graves)

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