carcereiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• carcereyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From cárcere +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.seˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [kah.seˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.seˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [kah.seˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾ.seˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [kaɾ.seˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.seˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [kaχ.seˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻ.seˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [kaɻ.seˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.sɨˈɾɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.sɨˈɾɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.sɨˈɾej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.sɨˈɾej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.sɨˈɾe.ɾu/

Noun

carcereiro m (plural carcereiros, feminine carcereira, feminine plural carcereiras)

1. jailer / gaoler; warder