sineiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From sino (“bell”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ejɾu

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈnɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈnej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈnej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈne.ɾu/

Hyphenation: si‧nei‧ro

Adjective

sineiro (feminine sineira, masculine plural sineiros, feminine plural sineiras, not comparable)

(relational) bell
A capela tem uma pequena torre sineira.
The chapel has a small bell tower.

Noun

sineiro m (plural sineiros)

a bell ringer
Synonym: campaneiro
a bellmaker

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