loureiro
See also: Loureiro
English
Alternative forms
- Loureiro
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese loureiro.
Noun
loureiro (countable and uncountable, plural loureiros)
- A grape variety cultivated in Spain and Portugal, used in the production of white wine.
- 2018 March 8, Eric Asimov, “Bubbles, With Joy: Pétillant Naturel’s Triumphant Return”, in The New York Times:
- The 2016 Phaunus Vinho Verde from Aphros in Portugal, made entirely of the loureiro grape, seemed to have the weight and depth of Champagne.
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- A variety of white wine made from this grape.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese loureiro, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus. By surface analysis, louro (“laurel, laurel leaf”) + eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lou̯ˈɾei̯ɾʊ]
Noun
loureiro m (plural loureiros)
- bay (Laurus nobilis)
- Synonyms: gamallo, louro
- bay leaf
- a grape variety local to Galicia and Portugal
Derived terms
- loureira
- Loureiral
- Loureiro
- Loureiros
Related terms
- lorbaga
- louro
- Loureda
- Louredo
- Lourido
References
- “loureyro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “loureyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “loureiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “loureiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “loureiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese loureiro, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius,[1] from Latin laurus. By surface analysis, louro (“laurel, laurel leaf”) + -eiro.[2][3]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /lo(w)ˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lo(w)ˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lo(w)ˈɾɐj.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /lo(w)ˈɾej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /loˈɾe.ɾu/
- Homophone: Loureiro
- Hyphenation: lou‧rei‧ro
Noun
loureiro m (plural loureiros)
- bay (Laurus nobilis, a shrub of the Mediterranean)
- Synonym: louro
Descendants
- → English: loureiro
References
- As árvores na toponímia portuguesa by João Pinho
- “loureiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “loureiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.