fofoqueiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

From fofoca (“gossip”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔ.fɔˈke.ɾu/

Noun

fofoqueiro m (plural fofoqueiros, feminine fofoqueira, feminine plural fofoqueiras)

(Brazil) gossiper (one who gossips)
Synonym: mexeriqueiro

Adjective

fofoqueiro (feminine fofoqueira, masculine plural fofoqueiros, feminine plural fofoqueiras)

gossipy (who likes to gossip)
Synonym: mexeriqueiro

Further reading

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

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