jornaleiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Jornal (newspaper; a day's pay) + -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒuɾ.nɐ.ˈlɐj.ɾu/, /ʒuɾ.nɐ.ˈlej.ɾu/
  • Hyphenation: jor‧na‧lei‧ro

Noun

jornaleiro m (plural jornaleiros, feminine jornaleira, feminine plural jornaleiras)

  1. (chiefly Brazil) newsvendor (person who runs a newsstand)
  2. day laborer

Synonyms

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