campeiro

campeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From campo +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈpe(j).ɾu/ [kɐ̃ˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈpe(j).ɾu/ [kɐ̃ˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈpe(j).ɾo/ [kɐ̃ˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈpɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈpɐj.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈpej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈpe.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: cam‧pei‧ro

Adjective

campeiro (feminine campeira, masculine plural campeiros, feminine plural campeiras)

1. pertaining or relating to the countryside

   Synonym: campestre

   mel campeiro ― countryside honey

2. (of a place) wide, ample, roomy, expansive

   Synonyms: amplo, espaçoso, camposo

   Antonyms: apertado, estreito, exíguo

Noun

campeiro m (plural campeiros, feminine campeira, feminine plural campeiras)

1. (Brazil) countryside worker
2. (Brazil, zoology) Ozotoceros bezoarticus, a middle-sized brown deer of South America

   Synonym: veado-campeiro

Derived terms

• campeirar