hospedeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From hóspede +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /os.peˈde(j).ɾu/ [os.peˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʃ.peˈde(j).ɾu/ [oʃ.peˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /os.peˈde(j).ɾo/ [os.peˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔʃ.pɨˈdɐj.ɾu/ [ɔʃ.pɨˈðɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔʃ.pɨˈdɐj.ɾu/ [ɔʃ.pɨˈðɐj.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔʃ.pɨˈdej.ɾu/ [ɔʃ.pɨˈðej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔʃ.pɨˈde.ɾu/ [ɔʃ.pɨˈðe.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: hos‧pe‧dei‧ro

Noun

hospedeiro m (plural hospedeiros, feminine hospedeira, feminine plural hospedeiras)

1. host (person who receives a guest)
2. (biology) host (cell or organism which harbours another organism)
3. (Portugal) flight attendant, steward

   Synonym: comissário de bordo

Related terms

• hospital
• hospitaleiro

Further reading

• “hospedeiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “hospedeiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.