coreiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From coro +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [koˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾe.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: co‧rei‧ro

Noun

coreiro m (plural coreiros, feminine coreira, feminine plural coreiras)

1. chorus singer

Further reading

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