boieiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From boi +‎ -eiro, possibly corresponding to Vulgar Latin, Late Latin bovārius or boārius (“cow herder”), from Latin bovārius, boārius (“of cattle”), from bōs.[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈe(j).ɾu/ [boɪ̯ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈe(j).ɾo/ [boɪ̯ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bojˈɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bojˈej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bojˈej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bojˈe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: boi‧ei‧ro

Noun

boieiro m (plural boieiros)

cattle driver (someone of drives or watches over cattle)

Related terms

See also

vaqueiro

References

https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/boieiro

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