correio

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Occitan corrieu (“messenger”) (Catalan correu), from Old French corlieu,[1] or from Spanish correo.[2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʁej.u/ [koˈheɪ̯.u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koˈʁej.u/ [koˈχeɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʁej.o/ [koˈheɪ̯.o]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁɐj.u/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁej.u/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁej.u/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁe.u/

Hyphenation: cor‧rei‧o

Noun

correio m (plural correios)

mail (regular delivery of letters and small parcels)

Derived terms

Related terms

correr, carta, mensagem

References

“correio” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“correio” in iDicionário Aulete.

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