azeiteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From azeite (“olive oil”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zejˈte(j).ɾu/ [a.zeɪ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zejˈte(j).ɾu/ [a.zeɪ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zejˈte(j).ɾo/ [a.zeɪ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zɐjˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zɐjˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zejˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zejˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zeˈte.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: a‧zei‧tei‧ro

Noun

azeiteiro m (plural azeiteiros, feminine azeiteira, feminine plural azeiteiras)

1. a person involved in the production or sale of olive oil; oilman
2. (Portugal, colloquial) a tasteless person
3. (Brazil, colloquial) a womanizer

Further reading

• “azeiteiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “azeiteiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025