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pedreiro.

mason; builder; bricklayer

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/peˈdɾe(j).ɾu/Brazil[peˈdɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾu/Portugal[pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾu]Portugal

  1. mason; builder; bricklayer

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pedreiro, from pedra (“rock”) + -eiro (“-eer”), or less likely from a Vulgar Latin *petrārius, from Latin petra (“rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”). Compare Spanish pedrero, Asturian pedreru, Catalan pedrer, Occitan peirièr, Romanian pietrar.

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