encrenqueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From encrenca +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾu/ [ẽ.kɾẽˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾu/ [ĩ.kɾẽˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾo/ [ẽ.kɾẽˈke(ɪ̯).ɾo], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾo/ [ĩ.kɾẽˈke(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Rhymes: -eɾu, -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu
  • Hyphenation: en‧cren‧quei‧ro

Adjective

encrenqueiro (feminine encrenqueira, masculine plural encrenqueiros, feminine plural encrenqueiras)

  1. troublesome (who causes trouble)
  2. troublesome (who tends to cause confusion, fights, conflicts, etc.)

Noun

encrenqueiro m (plural encrenqueiros, feminine encrenqueira, feminine plural encrenqueiras)

  1. troublemaker (one who causes trouble)
  2. troublemaker (one who tends to cause confusion, fights, conflicts, etc.)
  • encrencador

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