roqueiro

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Galician

Roqueiros: Galician band Machina

Etymology 1

From rock (rock music) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Adjective

roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. rock (related to rock music)

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. rocker (musician who plays rock music)
  2. rocker (someone passionate about rock music)
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Etymology 2

From roca (rock) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Adjective

roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. (relational) rock (related to rocks)
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Etymology 3

From roca (spinning distaff) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)

  1. strap that secures the fibres on the distaff
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References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Etymology 1

From roque +‎ -eiro.

Alternative forms

Adjective

roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. (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)

  1. rocker (musician who plays rock music)
  2. rocker (someone passionate about rock music)
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See also

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)

  1. (obsolete) a type of cannon that fires rocks