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garganeiro.

glutton, gluttonous

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈnɐj.ɾu/Portugal[ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈnɐj.ɾu]Portugal/ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈnej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal[ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈnej.ɾu]Northern, Portugal

  1. glutton, gluttonous

    colloquial

  2. ambitious (thirsty for winning)

    colloquial · figuratively

  3. garrulous (who speaks a lot and incorrectly)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese gargan[ta] Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese garganeiro From gargan[ta] + -eiro. Compare Galician garganteiro.

noun/ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈnɐj.ɾu/Portugal[ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈnɐj.ɾu]Portugal/ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈnej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal[ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈnej.ɾu]Northern, Portugal

  1. glutton (one who eats voraciously)

    colloquial · masculine

  2. ambitious person

    colloquial · figuratively · masculine

  3. garrulous person

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese gargan[ta] Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese garganeiro From gargan[ta] + -eiro. Compare Galician garganteiro.

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