roqueiro
Galician
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Roqueiros: Galician band Machina
Etymology 1
From rock (“rock music”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [roˈkejrʊ]
Adjective
roqueiro m (feminine singular roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)
- rock (related to rock music)
Noun
roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)
- rocker (musician who plays rock music)
- rocker (someone passionate about rock music)
Related terms
- rock
Etymology 2
From roca (“rock”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɔˈkejrʊ]
Adjective
roqueiro m (feminine singular roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)
- (relational) rock (related to rocks)
Related terms
- roca
Etymology 3
From roca (“spinning distaff”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɔˈkejrʊ]
Noun
roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)
- strap that secures the fibres on the distaff
Related terms
- roca
References
- “roqueiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “roqueiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “roqueiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (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/
- (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)
- (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)
- rocker (musician who plays rock music)
- rocker (someone passionate about rock music)
Related terms
- rock
See also
- metaleiro
Alternative forms
- roqueyro
- roqueyra
- roqueira
Noun
roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)
- (obsolete) a type of cannon that fires rocks