bombeiro
Portuguese
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bombeiro
Etymology
Bomba (“pump”) + -eiro
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bõ.ˈbɐj.ɾu/, /bõ.ˈbej.ɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bõ.ˈbe(j).ɾu/
- Hyphenation: bom‧bei‧ro
Noun
bombeiro m (plural bombeiros, feminine bombeira, feminine plural bombeiras)
- firefighter (person trained to extinguish fires and undertake rescue operations)
Synonyms
- soldado do fogo (poetic)