palmiteiro
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From palmito (“heart of palm”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pal‧mi‧tei‧ro
Noun edit
palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros)
- any palm tree with an edible heart
- (specifically) palmiteiro; juçara (Euterpe edulis)
- Synonym: juçara
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros, feminine palmiteira, feminine plural palmiteiras)
- someone who harvest heart of palm from wild palm trees, often illegally
Adjective edit
palmiteiro (feminine palmiteira, masculine plural palmiteiros, feminine plural palmiteiras)