faroleiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From farol +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.ɾoˈle(j).ɾu/ [fa.ɾoˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.ɾoˈle(j).ɾu/ [fa.ɾoˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.ɾoˈle(j).ɾo/ [fa.ɾoˈle(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ɾuˈlɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ɾuˈlɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ɾuˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ɾuˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ɾuˈle.ɾu/

Noun

faroleiro m (plural faroleiros, feminine faroleira, feminine plural faroleiras)

1. lighthouse keeper (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light)

   Synonym: (rare) guarda de farol

Adjective

faroleiro (feminine faroleira, masculine plural faroleiros, feminine plural faroleiras)

1. (colloquial, dated) bragging, ostentatious, proud

Related terms

• farol