loiro
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese louro (“dark coloured”), from Latin laurus (“laurel”). Cognate with Portuguese loiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlojɾo̝/
Adjective
loiro (feminine loira, masculine plural loiros, feminine plural loiras)
Noun
loiro m (plural loiros, feminine loira, feminine plural loiras)
- blonde person
See also
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “loiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
Alteration of louro, from Old Galician-Portuguese louro, from Latin laurus (“laurel”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈloj.ɾu/ [ˈloɪ̯.ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈloj.ɾo/ [ˈloɪ̯.ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈloj.ɾu/
- Rhymes: -ojɾu
- Hyphenation: loi‧ro
Adjective
loiro (feminine loira, masculine plural loiros, feminine plural loiras)
- alternative form of louro
Noun
loiro m (plural loiros, feminine loira, feminine plural loiras)
- alternative form of louro