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carreteiro.

carter (person who transports a load on an animal-drawn cart)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.ʁeˈte(j).ɾu/Brazil[ka.heˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/ka.ʁeˈte(j).ɾu/Rio-de-Janeiro[ka.χeˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. carter (person who transports a load on an animal-drawn cart)

    masculine

  2. the driver of a semi-trailer

    Brazil · masculine

  3. ellipsis of arroz carreteiro

    Brazil · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Old Catalan carro Old Catalan -eta Old Catalan carretabor.? Old Galician-Portuguese carreta Portuguese carreta Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese carreteiro From carreta + -eiro.

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