Portuguese

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Etymology

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From padiola (stretcher) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.d͡ʒi.oˈle(j).ɾu/ [pa.d͡ʒɪ.oˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /pa.d͡ʒjoˈle(j).ɾu/ [pa.d͡ʒjoˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.d͡ʒi.oˈle(j).ɾo/ [pa.d͡ʒɪ.oˈle(ɪ̯).ɾo], (faster pronunciation) /pa.d͡ʒjoˈle(j).ɾo/ [pa.d͡ʒjoˈle(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: pa‧di‧o‧lei‧ro

Noun

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padioleiro m (plural padioleiros)

  1. stretcher-bearer: one of a pair of soldiers who carry the injured out of the battlefield on a stretcher