ribeiro

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See also: Ribeiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

ribeyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin rīpārius (“riparian”), from rīpa (“riverbank”). Doublet of the borrowed ripário.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe.ɾu/

Noun

ribeiro m (plural ribeiros)

a brook, creek or stream (small body of running water)
Synonyms: arroio, córrego, flume, regato, riacho, ribeira, riozinho, veia

Derived terms

ribeirão (augmentative)
ribeirinho (diminutive)
Ribeiro

Related terms

Spanish

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Ribeiro (DO)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /riˈbeiɾo/
Rhymes: -eiɾo
Syllabification: ri‧bei‧ro

Noun

ribeiro m (plural ribeiros)

a wine from Galicia

Further reading

“ribeiro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

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