faroleiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

From farol +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ɾuˈlɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ɾuˈlej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ɾuˈlej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ɾuˈle.ɾu/

Noun

faroleiro m (plural faroleiros, feminine faroleira, feminine plural faroleiras)

lighthouse keeper (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light)
Synonym: (rare) guarda de farol

Adjective

faroleiro (feminine faroleira, masculine plural faroleiros, feminine plural faroleiras)

(colloquial, dated) bragging, ostentatious, proud

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