porreiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From porra +‎ -eiro.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [poˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [poˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈʁe(j).ɾo/ [poˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈʁɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈʁej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈʁej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈʁe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: por‧rei‧ro

Adjective

porreiro (feminine porreira, masculine plural porreiros, feminine plural porreiras) (Portugal, colloquial)

cool, excellent
Synonyms: excelente, fixe, ótimo
sympathetic, likeable
Synonym: simpático
loyal, reliable
Synonym: leal

References

“porreiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“porreiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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