cachaporreiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From cachaporra +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʃa.poˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [ka.ʃa.poˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʃa.poˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [ka.ʃa.poˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.ʃa.poˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [ka.ʃa.poˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʃa.poˈʁe(j).ɾo/ [ka.ʃa.poˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʃɐ.puˈʁɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʃɐ.puˈʁɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.t͡ʃɐ.puˈʁej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʃɐ.puˈʁej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʃɐ.puˈʁe.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: ca‧cha‧por‧rei‧ro

Noun

cachaporreiro m (plural cachaporreiros, feminine cachaporreira, feminine plural cachaporreiras)

1. (Portugal, informal) one who carries a bat or stick as a weapon

   Synonym: cachamorreiro

Further reading

• “cachaporreiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cachaporreiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026