barreiro

See also: Barreiro

Galician

Etymology

Barro (“mud, clay”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈrejɾo̝/

Noun

barreiro m (plural barreiros)

  1. slough (muddy area)
  2. clay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)
  3. cliff, drop, ravine
    Synonyms: cantil, cavorco
  4. (ornithology) swift (Apus apus)
    Synonyms: birrio, cirrio

Derived terms

Adjective

barreiro (feminine barreira, masculine plural barreiros, feminine plural barreiras)

  1. muddy

Derived terms
  • Fonte barreira

References
  • “barreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “barreiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “barreyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “barreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “barreiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “barreiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From barro (“mud”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [baˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [baˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾo/ [baˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Audio (Portugal)(file)
  • Homophone: Barreiro
  • Hyphenation: bar‧rei‧ro

Noun

barreiro m (plural barreiros)

  1. slough (muddy area)
    Synonyms: barral, lamaçal
  2. clay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)
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