açucareiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From açúcar +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.su.kaˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [a.su.kaˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.su.kɐˈɾɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.su.kɐˈɾɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.su.kɐˈɾej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.su.kɐˈɾej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.su.kɐˈɾe.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: a‧çu‧ca‧rei‧ro

Noun

açucareiro m (plural açucareiros)

1. sugar bowl (small receptacle for serving sugar on a table)

Adjective

açucareiro (feminine açucareira, masculine plural açucareiros, feminine plural açucareiras)

1. (relational) sugar

   A produção açucareira foi a atividade predominante no Nordeste do Brasil durante o século XVII.

   Sugar production was the predominant activity in the Northeast of Brazil during the 17th century.