vidoeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From vido +‎ -eiro, from *betūlus, from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish *betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.doˈe(j).ɾu/ [vi.doˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.doˈe(j).ɾo/ [vi.doˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /viˈdwɐj.ɾu/ [viˈðwɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈdwej.ɾu/ [biˈðwej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /viˈdwej.ɾu/ [viˈðwej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /viˈdwe.ɾu/ [viˈðwe.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: vi‧do‧ei‧ro

Noun

vidoeiro m (plural vidoeiros)

  1. birch (any of various trees of the genus Betula)
    Synonym: bétula
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