bombeiro

Portuguese

bombeiro

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbe.ɾu/

Rhymes: -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu
Hyphenation: bom‧bei‧ro

Etymology 1

From bomba (“pump”) +‎ -eiro.

Noun

bombeiro m (plural bombeiros, feminine bombeira, feminine plural bombeiras)

firefighter (person trained to extinguish fires and undertake rescue operations)
Synonym: (poetic) soldado do fogo
(Brazil, regional) plumber
Synonym: encanador

Etymology 2

From Rioplatense Spanish bombero or bombeadero.[1]

Noun

bombeiro m (plural bombeiros, feminine bombeira, feminine plural bombeiras)

(Rio Grande do Sul) spy

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bombeiro.

References

Aldyr Garcia Schlee (2019) Beatriz Araujo, editor, Dicionário da Cultura Pampeana Sul-Rio-Grandense (in Portuguese), volume I, Pelotas: Fructos do Paiz, →ISBN, page 161

Further reading

“bombeiro” in iDicionário Aulete.
“bombeiro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“bombeiro” in Dicionário Online de Português.
“bombeiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“bombeiro” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“bombeiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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