veleiro

Galician

Etymology

From vela +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈlejɾo/ [beˈlej.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾo
• Hyphenation: ve‧lei‧ro

Noun

veleiro m (plural veleiros)

1. sailing ship

Further reading

• “veleiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

From vela +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨˈlɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨˈlɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨˈle.ɾu/

Noun

veleiro m (plural veleiros)

1. sailboat (boat propelled by sails)