faqueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From faca (“knife”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈkɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈkɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈke.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: fa‧quei‧ro

Noun

faqueiro m (plural faqueiros)

1. canteen (box with compartments for storing eating utensils)
2. (by extension) cutlery
3. knifemaker, cutler

Further reading

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