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ovelheiro.

shepherd

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/o.veˈʎe(j).ɾu/Brazil[o.veˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/ɔ.vɨˈʎɐj.ɾu/Portugal/ɔ.bɨˈʎej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal

  1. shepherd

    masculine

  2. sheepdog

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese ovelha Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese ovelheiro From ovelha + -eiro.

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