padroeiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese padrom, padro (from patrōnus) + -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.dɾuˈɐj.ɾu/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɐˈdɾwɐj.ɾu/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.dɾuˈej.ɾu/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɐˈdɾwej.ɾu/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.dɾuˈej.ɾu/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɐˈdɾwej.ɾu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.dɾuˈe.ɾu/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɐˈdɾwe.ɾu/

Adjective

padroeiro (feminine padroeira, masculine plural padroeiros, feminine plural padroeiras)

  1. (relational) patron
  2. protecting

Noun

padroeiro m (plural padroeiros)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) patron saint
  2. (figuratively) patron; protector

Synonyms

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