goleiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From gol +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ejɾu

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈle.ɾu/

Hyphenation: go‧lei‧ro

Noun

goleiro m (plural goleiros, feminine goleira, feminine plural goleiras)

(Brazil, sports) goalkeeper
Synonyms: (Portugal) guarda-redes, (Brazil) guarda-meta, (Brazil) arqueiro

Further reading

“goleiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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