maneiro

Galician

Etymology

From Latin manuarius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈnei̯ɾʊ]

Adjective

maneiro (feminine maneira, masculine plural maneiros, feminine plural maneiras)

1. (archaic) representative
2. having good quality

Derived terms

• Maneiro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “maneyro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “maneiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “maneiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “maneiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈne.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: ma‧nei‧ro

Etymology 1

From mão (“hand”) +‎ -eiro.

Adjective

maneiro (feminine maneira, masculine plural maneiros, feminine plural maneiras)

1. (of an object) handy (easy to be handled); portable (small and light)

   Synonyms: manuseável, manejável, jeitoso, portátil

2. (of an animal) eating at a person's hands
3. (Brazil, of a person or animal) agile (moving quick and easily)

   Synonyms: ligeiro, ágil

4. (Brazil, slang) nice, cool

   Synonyms: legal, bacana, da hora, massa

5. (regional, Minas Gerais) slow and polite

Related terms

• maneira
• maneirar / amaneirar
• manejar / manusear
• maneirismo

Etymology 2

Verb

maneiro

1. first-person singular present indicative of maneirar

References

• Dicio.com
• Dicionário Priberam

Anagrams

• armênio / arménio
• Romênia / Roménia