carraceiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From carraça (“tick”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁaˈse(j).ɾu/ [ka.haˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁaˈse(j).ɾu/ [ka.haˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁaˈse(j).ɾu/ [ka.χaˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁaˈse(j).ɾo/ [ka.haˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɐˈsɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɐˈsɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɐˈsej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɐˈsej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɐˈse.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: car‧ra‧cei‧ro

Noun

carraceiro m (plural carraceiros)

1. (Portugal) western cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis

   Synonyms: cata-bois, garça-boieira, garça-vaqueira, garciote, lungungua, quilúbio

References

• “carraceiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “carraceiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025