chumbeiro
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin plumbārius. By surface analysis, chumbo + -eiro. Cognate with Spanish plomero, French plombier, and English plumber.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃũˈbe(j).ɾu/ [ʃũˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃũˈbe(j).ɾo/ [ʃũˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃũˈbɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃũˈbej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃũˈbej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃũˈbe.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: chum‧bei‧ro
Noun
chumbeiro m (plural chumbeiros, feminine chumbeira, feminine plural chumbeiras)
- plumber (one who works in lead)