cabreiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin caprārius. Equivalent to cabra +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɑˈβɾejɾʊ]

Noun

cabreiro m (plural cabreiros, feminine cabreira, feminine plural cabreiras)

  1. goatherd
  • cabra
  • Cabreira
  • Cabreiroá

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin caprārius. By surface analysis, cabra +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbɾe(j).ɾu/ [kaˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbɾe(j).ɾo/ [kaˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbɾɐj.ɾu/ [kɐˈβɾɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbɾej.ɾu/ [kɐˈβɾej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbɾej.ɾu/ [kɐˈβɾej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbɾe.ɾu/ [kɐˈβɾe.ɾu]

Noun

cabreiro m (plural cabreiros, feminine cabreira, feminine plural cabreiras)

  1. goatherd (person who tends goats)