fuleiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fulero or fullero.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fuˈle(j).ɾu/ [fuˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fuˈle(j).ɾo/ [fuˈle(ɪ̯).ɾo]

  • Rhymes: -eɾu, -ejɾu

Adjective

fuleiro (feminine fuleira, masculine plural fuleiros, feminine plural fuleiras)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, of objects) mediocre, worthless, poorly done, useless, lousy
    Compramos uma máquina de lavar fuleira que quase não presta. ― We bought a lousy washing machine that barely works.
  2. (Brazil, colloquial, of people) irresponsible, careless, untrustworthy

Derived terms

  • fuleiragem

Further reading

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