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fiador

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fiador (plural fiadors)

 
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  1. (South America) A collar worn by a horse, immediately behind the head, to which a handle, strap, or rope may be attached.
  2. (Canada, US) In some styles of horse halter and bridle, an optional part similar to a throatlatch.

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  • Segovia (1911) page 414
  • Ashley Book of Knots (1944) p. 201

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fiador m

  1. guarantor

Descendants edit

  • Galician: fiador
  • Portuguese: fiador

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fiador. Compare Galician and Spanish fiador. By surface analysis, fiar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.aˈdoʁ/ [fɪ.aˈdoh], (faster pronunciation) /fjaˈdoʁ/ [fjaˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fi.aˈdoɾ/ [fɪ.aˈdoɾ], (faster pronunciation) /fjaˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fi.aˈdoʁ/ [fɪ.aˈdoχ], (faster pronunciation) /fjaˈdoʁ/ [fjaˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.aˈdoɻ/ [fɪ.aˈdoɻ], (faster pronunciation) /fjaˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fjɐˈdoɾ/ [fjɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fjɐˈdo.ɾi/ [fjɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: fi‧a‧dor

Noun edit

fiador m (plural fiadores)

  1. guarantor
  2. surety
  3. sponsor
  4. guarantee

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fiador m (plural fiadores, feminine fiadora, feminine plural fiadoras)

  1. fastener, retainer, toggle, catch
  2. bondsman, surety, guarantor, bailor, backer
  3. safety strap (for securing a sword)
  4. neck collar (on a horse)
  5. fastening cord (of a cape or cloak), chinstrap
  6. catch, latch
  7. lock tumbler
  8. safety catch, rifle sear
  9. gutter hook (for fastening a gutter to a building)
  10. (colloquial) boy’s buttock

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