barreiro

See also: Barreiro

Galician

Etymology

Barro (“mud, clay”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈrejɾo̝/

Noun

barreiro m (plural barreiros)

  1. slough (muddy area)
  2. clay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)
  3. cliff, drop, ravine
    Synonyms: cantil, cavorco
  4. (ornithology) swift (Apus apus)
    Synonyms: birrio, cirrio

Derived terms

Adjective

barreiro m (feminine singular barreira, masculine plural barreiros, feminine plural barreiras)

  1. muddy

Derived terms
  • Fonte barreira

Further reading

References
  • “barreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “barreiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “barreyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “barreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “barreiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “barreiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

Barro (“mud”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈʁɐjɾu/
  • Audio (Portugal)(file)
  • Homophone: Barreiro

Noun

barreiro m (plural barreiros)

  1. slough (muddy area)
  2. clay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)

Synonyms
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