roqueiro

Galician

Roqueiros: Galician band Machina

Etymology 1

From rock (“rock music”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈkejrʊ]

Adjective

roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

1. rock (related to rock music)

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)

1. rocker (musician who plays rock music)
2. rocker (someone passionate about rock music)

Related terms

• rock

Etymology 2

From roca (“rock”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔˈkejrʊ]

Adjective

roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

1. (relational) rock (related to rocks)

Related terms

• roca

Etymology 3

From roca (“spinning distaff”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔˈkejrʊ]

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)

1. strap that secures the fibres on the distaff

Related terms

• roca

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “roqueiro”, 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), “roqueiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “roqueiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈke(j).ɾu/ [hoˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈke(j).ɾu/ [χoˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈke(j).ɾo/ [hoˈke(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈkɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈkɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈke.ɾu/

Etymology 1

From roque +‎ -eiro.

Alternative forms

• rockeiro (rare)

Adjective

roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

1. (relational) rock (related to rock music)

   O tom roqueiro deste grupo é inconfundível. ― The rock tone of this group is unmistakable.

   O grupo roqueiro AC/DC lançou uma nova canção. ― The rock band AC/DC has released a new song.

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)

1. rocker (musician who plays rock music)
2. rocker (someone passionate about rock music)

Related terms

• rock

See also

• metaleiro

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• roqueyro
• roqueyra
• roqueira

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)

1. (obsolete) a type of cannon that fires rocks