caloiro

caloiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• calouro

Etymology

From Greek καλόγερος (kalógeros, “monk”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈloj.ɾu/ [kaˈloɪ̯.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈloj.ɾu/ [kaˈloɪ̯.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈloj.ɾo/ [kaˈloɪ̯.ɾo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈloj.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ojɾu
• Hyphenation: ca‧loi‧ro

Noun

caloiro m (plural caloiros, feminine caloira, feminine plural caloiras)

1. (education) freshman (a person in the first year of an institution)

References

1. “caloiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.