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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese marỹeiro, corresponding to marinho + -eiro. Compare Spanish marinero, Catalan mariner, Italian marinaio, French marinier. Cf. also Vulgar Latin marīnārius.
Pronunciation
Noun
marinheiro m (plural marinheiros, feminine marinheira, feminine plural marinheiras)
- sailor, seaman
Descendants
Further reading
- “marinheiro”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “marinheiro”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “marinheiro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “marinheiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “marinheiro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “marinheiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024