brejeiro

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From brejo +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾeˈʒe(j).ɾu/ [bɾeˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾeˈʒe(j).ɾo/ [bɾeˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɨˈʒɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɨˈʒej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɨˈʒej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɨˈʒe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: bre‧jei‧ro

Adjective

brejeiro (feminine brejeira, masculine plural brejeiros, feminine plural brejeiras)

rough
malicious, lascivious
Synonyms: malicioso, lascivo, impudico

Noun

brejeiro m (plural brejeiros, feminine brejeira, feminine plural brejeiras)

crook, rascal
Synonyms: patife, pilantra, biltre
layabout (lazy person)
Synonym: vagabundo

Related terms

brejeirar

Verb

brejeiro

first-person singular present indicative of brejeirar

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