cafeeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

café +‎ -eiro

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfjɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfjej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfjej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfje.ɾu/

Hyphenation: ca‧fe‧ei‧ro

Noun

cafeeiro m (plural cafeeiros)

coffee tree or shrub (any of the rubiaceous shrubs of the genus Coffea)
Synonym: cafezeiro

Adjective

cafeeiro (feminine cafeeira, masculine plural cafeeiros, feminine plural cafeeiras)

(relational) coffee
A indústria cafeeira teve um papel importantíssimo na economia brasileira.
The coffee industry had a very important role in Brazilian economy.

Further reading

“cafeeiro” in iDicionário Aulete.
“cafeeiro” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“cafeeiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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