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marinheiro.

sailor, seaman

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ma.ɾĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/Brazil[ma.ɾĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/mɐ.ɾiˈɲɐj.ɾu/Portugal/mɐ.ɾiˈɲej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. sailor, seaman

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese marỹeiro, corresponding to marinho + -eiro. Compare Spanish marinero, Catalan mariner, Italian marinaio, French marinier. Cf. also Vulgar Latin marīnārius.

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