matreiro

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧trei‧ro

Adjective

matreiro (feminine matreira, masculine plural matreiros, feminine plural matreiras)

  1. wily; sly; cunning
    Synonyms: ladino, finório
  2. (Rio Grande do Sul, of an animal) hard to tame or approach
    Synonyms: arisco, selvático, arredio, esquivo

Noun

matreiro m (plural matreiros, feminine matreira, feminine plural matreiras)

  1. fox (wily, cunning person)
    Synonyms: ladino, finório