prazenteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prazenteiro, plazenteiro, from prazente +‎ -eiro. Ultimately from Latin placēns (“pleasing, welcoming, satisfying”). Cognate with Galician pracenteiro.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.zẽˈtɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.zẽˈtej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.zẽˈtej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.zẽˈte.ɾu/

Hyphenation: pra‧zen‧tei‧ro

Adjective

prazenteiro (feminine prazenteira, masculine plural prazenteiros, feminine plural prazenteiras)

jovial, affable, cheerful
- 1971, Antônio Carlos Jobim (lyrics and music), “Chovendo na roseira”:
  Que chuva boa prazenteira / Que vem molhar minha roseira
  What a good pleasant rain / That comes to wet my rosebush

Further reading

“prazenteiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“prazenteiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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