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bombeiro

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From bomba (pump) +‎ -eiro.

Noun

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bombeiro m (plural bombeiros, feminine bombeira, feminine plural bombeiras)

  1. firefighter (person trained to extinguish fires and undertake rescue operations)
    Synonym: (poetic) soldado do fogo
  2. (Brazil, regional) plumber
    Synonym: encanador
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Tetum: bombeiru

Etymology 2

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From Rioplatense Spanish bombero or bombeadero.[1]

Noun

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bombeiro m (plural bombeiros, feminine bombeira, feminine plural bombeiras)

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) spy

Quotations

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References

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  1. ^ Aldyr Garcia Schlee (2019) Beatriz Araujo, editor, Dicionário da Cultura Pampeana Sul-Rio-Grandense (in Portuguese), volume I, Pelotas: Fructos do Paiz, →ISBN, page 161

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