caloiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greek καλόγερος (kalógeros, “monk”).[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈloj.ɾu/ [kaˈloɪ̯.ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈloj.ɾo/ [kaˈloɪ̯.ɾo]

  • Rhymes: -ojɾu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧loi‧ro

Noun

caloiro m (plural caloiros, feminine caloira, feminine plural caloiras)

  1. (education) freshman (a person in the first year of an institution)

References
  1. “caloiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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