goleiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From gol +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ejɾu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡoˈle(j).ɾu/ [ɡoˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈle.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: go‧lei‧ro

Noun

goleiro m (plural goleiros, feminine goleira, feminine plural goleiras)

1. (Brazil, sports) goalkeeper

   Synonyms: (Portugal) guarda-redes, (Brazil) guarda-meta, (Brazil) arqueiro

Further reading

• “goleiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024