Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vaqueyro, from Medieval Latin vaccārius. Compare Portuguese vaqueiro, Spanish vaquero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈkejɾo/ [bɑˈkej.ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ejɾo
  • Hyphenation: va‧quei‧ro

Noun

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vaqueiro m (plural vaqueiros, feminine vaqueira, feminine plural vaqueiras)

  1. cowboy (person who tends cattle)

Noun

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vaqueiro m (plural vaqueiros)

  1. (zoology) mullet

References

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Portuguese

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vaqueiros

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin vaccārius. Compare Spanish vaquero.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: va‧quei‧ro

Noun

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vaqueiro m (plural vaqueiros, feminine vaqueira, feminine plural vaqueiras)

  1. cowboy (person who tends cattle)
    Synonyms: boiadeiro, cobói
  2. (Brazil) shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis, a New World passerine bird)
    Synonyms: chupim, gaudério, vira-bosta

Derived terms

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See also

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