roqueiro
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Roqueiros: Galician band Machina
Galician
Etymology 1
From rock (“rock music”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Adjective
roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)
Noun
roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)
- (relational) rock (related to rocks)
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Etymology 3
From roca (“spinning distaff”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)
- strap that secures the fibres on the distaff
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References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “roqueiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “roqueiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “roqueiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Adjective
roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)
- (relational) rock (related to rock music)
- O tom roqueiro deste grupo é inconfundível. ― The rock tone of this group is unmistakable.
- O grupo roqueiro AC/DC lançou uma nova canção. ― The rock band AC/DC has released a new song.
Noun
roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)
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Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Noun
roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)
- (obsolete) a type of cannon that fires rocks