sopeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From sopa (“soup”) +‎ eira.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈpe(j).ɾu/ [soˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈpe(j).ɾo/ [soˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: so‧pei‧ro

Adjective

sopeiro (feminine sopeira, masculine plural sopeiros, feminine plural sopeiras)

Relating to soup.
That serves to contain soup.
prato sopeiro
soup plate

Noun

sopeiro m (plural sopeiros)

soup lover
Synonym: sopista

Further reading

“sopeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
“sopeiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025