leiteiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lactārius, corresponding to leite +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ejɾu

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈtɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /leˈte.ɾu/

Hyphenation: lei‧tei‧ro

Noun

leiteiro m (plural leiteiros, feminine leiteira, feminine plural leiteiras)

milkman (man who delivers milk early in the morning)

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