peixeiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

From peixe (“fish”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”); cf. also Latin piscārius. Compare Sicilian pisciaru.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐjˈʃɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pejˈʃej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /peˈʃe.ɾu/

Rhymes: -ejɾu
Hyphenation: pei‧xei‧ro

Noun

peixeiro m (plural peixeiros, feminine peixeira, feminine plural peixeiras)

fishmonger (person who sells fish)
(Portugal, informal) a loud person

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