ribeiro

See also: Ribeiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

ribeyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin rīpārius (“riparian”), from rīpa (“riverbank”). Doublet of the borrowed ripário.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbɐjɾu/, [ʁiˈβɐjɾu]
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j)ɾu/
- (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j)ɾo/

Noun

ribeiro m (plural ribeiros)

a brook, creek or stream (small body of running water)
Synonyms: arroio, córrego, flume, regato, riacho, ribeira, riozinho, veia

Derived terms

ribeirão (augmentative)
ribeirinho (diminutive)
Ribeiro

Related terms

arriba
riba
ribeira
ripário

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /riˈbeiɾo/, [riˈβei̯ɾo]

Noun

ribeiro m (plural ribeiros)

A wine from Galicia

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