negreiro

Galician

Etymology

From negro (black) +‎ -eiro. Compare Portuguese negreiro, Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, French négrier.

Adjective

negreiro (feminine negreira, masculine plural negreiros, feminine plural negreiras)

1. (relational) slave; (especially of black slaves)

Noun

negreiro m (plural negreiros, feminine negreira, feminine plural negreiras)

1. slaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slave trader (especially of black slaves)
2. (by extension) slave driver (an employer who demands excessive work from the employee)

Synonyms

• escravista (without distinguishing skin color)

Portuguese

Etymology

From negro (black) +‎ -eiro. Compare Galician negreiro, Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, French négrier.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/ [nɨˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/ [nɨˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡɾej.ɾu/ [nɨˈɣɾej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡɾej.ɾu/ [nɨˈɣɾej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡɾe.ɾu/ [nɨˈɣɾe.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: ne‧grei‧ro

Adjective

negreiro (feminine negreira, masculine plural negreiros, feminine plural negreiras, not comparable)

1. (relational) slave, proslavery (especially in relation to black slaves)

Noun

negreiro m (plural negreiros, feminine negreira, feminine plural negreiras)

1. slaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slave trader (especially of black slaves)
2. (by extension) slave driver (an employer who demands excessive work from the employee)

Synonyms

• escravista (without distinguishing skin color)