palmiteiro
Portuguese
Etymology
From palmito (“heart of palm”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paw.miˈte(j).ɾu/ [paʊ̯.miˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paw.miˈte(j).ɾo/ [paʊ̯.miˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pal.miˈtɐj.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtɐj.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pal.miˈtej.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtej.ɾu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pal.miˈte.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈte.ɾu]
- Hyphenation: pal‧mi‧tei‧ro
Noun
palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros)
- any palm tree with an edible heart
- Synonym: pé de palmito
- (specifically) palmiteiro; juçara (Euterpe edulis)
- Synonym: juçara
Alternative forms
- palmiteira (dated)
Noun
palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros, feminine palmiteira, feminine plural palmiteiras)
- someone who harvest heart of palm from wild palm trees, often illegally
Adjective
palmiteiro (feminine palmiteira, masculine plural palmiteiros, feminine plural palmiteiras)
- (relational) heart of palm extraction