grabateiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin grabatarius. By surface analysis, grabato +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾa.baˈte(j).ɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾa.baˈte(j).ɾo/
 

Noun

grabateiro m (plural grabateiros)

  1. (archaic, historical) bed maker
  2. (archaic) designation given to the person who was baptized when they thought the time of death had arrived (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

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