aborteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From aborto +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.boʁˈte(j).ɾu/ [a.bohˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.boɾˈte(j).ɾu/ [a.boɾˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.boʁˈte(j).ɾu/ [a.boχˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.boɻˈte(j).ɾo/ [a.boɻˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

  • Rhymes: -ejɾu, -eɾu

Noun

aborteiro m (plural aborteiros, feminine aborteira, feminine plural aborteiras)

  1. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) abortionist (a person who performs abortions)

Adjective

aborteiro (feminine aborteira, masculine plural aborteiros, feminine plural aborteiras)

  1. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) relating to the practice of abortion

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