bombardeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From bombardear (“to bomb”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer, -ier”), from bombarda (“bombard”), from Italian bombarda (“bombard”), from bomba (“bomb”), from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ.baʁˈde(j).ɾu/ [bõ.baɦˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ.baʁˈde(j).ɾu/ [bõ.baɦˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /bõ.baɾˈde(j).ɾu/ [bõ.baɾˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bõ.baʁˈde(j).ɾu/ [bõ.baʁˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ.baɻˈde(j).ɾo/ [bõ.baɻˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ.bɐɾˈdɐj.ɾu/ [bõ.bɐɾˈðɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ.bɐɾˈdɐj.ɾu/ [bõ.bɐɾˈðɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ.bɐɾˈdej.ɾu/ [bõ.bɐɾˈðej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ.bɐɾˈdej.ɾu/ [bõ.bɐɾˈðej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ.bɐɾˈde.ɾu/ [bõ.bɐɾˈðe.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: bom‧bar‧dei‧ro

Noun

bombardeiro m (plural bombardeiros)

1. bomber (aircraft)

Related terms

• bomba, bombardear, bombardeador, bombardeio, bombista