ribeiro

See also: Ribeiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

ribeyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin rīpārius (“riparian”), from rīpa (“riverbank”). Doublet of the borrowed ripário.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾu/ [hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾu/ [χiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾo/ [hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbɐj.ɾu/ [ʁiˈβɐj.ɾu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbej.ɾu/ [ʁiˈβej.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbej.ɾu/ [ʁiˈβej.ɾu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe.ɾu/ [ʁiˈβe.ɾu]

Noun

ribeiro m (plural ribeiros)

a brook, creek or stream (small body of running water)
Synonyms: arroio, córrego, flume, regato, riacho, ribeira, riozinho, veia

Derived terms

ribeirão (augmentative)
ribeirinho (diminutive)
Ribeiro

Related terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /riˈbeiɾo/ [riˈβ̞ei̯.ɾo]
Rhymes: -eiɾo
Syllabification: ri‧bei‧ro

Noun

ribeiro m (plural ribeiros)

a wine from Galicia

Further reading

“ribeiro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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