mineiro
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: mi‧nei‧ro
Etymology 1Edit
Calque of French minière, corresponding to mina + -eiro.
NounEdit
mineiro m (plural mineiros, feminine mineira, feminine plural mineiras)
- miner (person who works in a mine)
- Synonym: minerador
- mine (excavation from which ore or minerals are taken)
- Synonym: mina
AdjectiveEdit
mineiro (feminine mineira, masculine plural mineiros, feminine plural mineiras)
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Minas [Gerais] + -eiro.
NounEdit
mineiro m (plural mineiros, feminine mineira, feminine plural mineiras)
- a person from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
AdjectiveEdit
mineiro (feminine mineira, masculine plural mineiros, feminine plural mineiras)
- (relational) of Minas Gerais