mamoeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From mamão +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmwɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmwɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmwej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmwej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmwe.ɾu/

Noun

mamoeiro m (plural mamoeiros)

1. papaya (Carica papaya, a tropical tree of the Americas)