doleiro

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English

Etymology

From Portuguese doleiro, from dólar (“dollar”).

Noun

doleiro (plural doleiros)

A money changer on the Brazilian black market.
- 2015 August 7, David Segal, “Petrobras Oil Scandal Leaves Brazilians Lamenting a Lost Dream”, in New York Times‎:
  The doleiros, among them Mr. Youssef, would keep a cut, spreading the bulk around to politicians and accomplices.

Anagrams

doloire

Portuguese

Etymology

From dólar +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɔˈlɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɔˈlej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɔˈlej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɔˈle.ɾu/

Hyphenation: do‧lei‧ro

Noun

doleiro m (plural doleiros)

doleiro (money changer on the Brazilian black market)

Further reading

doleiro on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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