roteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From rota (“route”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ejɾu

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈte(j).ɾu/ [hoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈte(j).ɾu/ [χoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈte(j).ɾo/ [hoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈte.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: ro‧tei‧ro

Noun

roteiro m (plural roteiros)

1. itinerary (route or proposed route of a journey)
2. guide book (book that provides guidance, especially for travellers)
3. (film) screenplay, script (script for a movie or a television show)

   Synonyms: argumento, guião

   Ele escreve roteiros para a TV.

   He writes scripts for TV shows.

Derived terms

• roteirista (“screenwriter”)

Further reading

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