vaqueiro

Portuguese

vaqueiros

Alternative forms

vaqueyro (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin vaccārius. Compare Spanish vaquero.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈkɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈkej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈkej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈke.ɾu/

Hyphenation: va‧quei‧ro

Noun

vaqueiro m (plural vaqueiros, feminine vaqueira, feminine plural vaqueiras)

cowboy (person who tends cattle)
Synonyms: boiadeiro, cobói
(Brazil) shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis, a New World passerine bird)
Synonyms: chupim, gaudério, vira-bosta

Derived terms

gavião-vaqueiro

Related terms

vaca
vaqueirada
vaqueiragem
vaqueirama
vaqueirar
vaqueirice
vaquejada
vaquejador
vaquejar
vaquejo

See also

boieiro

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