baleiro

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown. Maybe from Galician balde, and hence the orthography with ⟨b⟩.

Alternative forms

• baldeiro, valeiro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlejɾo/ [baˈlej.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾo
• Hyphenation: ba‧lei‧ro

Adjective

baleiro (feminine baleira, masculine plural baleiros, feminine plural baleiras)

1. empty

   Synonym: vacío

   Antonym: cheo

2. (of cattle) unpregnant

Noun

baleiro m (plural baleiros)

1. vacuum
2. void

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “baleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “baleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “baleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

baleiro

1. first-person singular present indicative of baleirar

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Portuguese balde, and hence the spelling with ⟨b⟩.

Pronunciation

• (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlej.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: ba‧lei‧ro

Adjective

baleiro (feminine baleira, masculine plural baleiros, feminine plural baleiras)

1. (Trás-os-Montes, of cattle) unpregnant

References

• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “baleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

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