açucareiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From açúcar + -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.su.kaˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [a.su.kaˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.su.kaˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [a.su.kaˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧çu‧ca‧rei‧ro

Noun

açucareiro m (plural açucareiros)

  1. sugar bowl (small receptacle for serving sugar on a table)

Adjective

açucareiro (feminine açucareira, masculine plural açucareiros, feminine plural açucareiras)

  1. (relational) sugar
    A produção açucareira foi a atividade predominante no Nordeste do Brasil durante o século XVII.
    Sugar production was the predominant activity in the Northeast of Brazil during the 17th century.
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