palmiteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From palmito (“heart of palm”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paw.miˈte(j).ɾu/ [paʊ̯.miˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈtɐj.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈtɐj.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈtej.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈtej.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈte.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈte.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: pal‧mi‧tei‧ro

Noun

palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros)

1. any palm tree with an edible heart

   Synonym: pé de palmito

2. (specifically) palmiteiro; juçara (Euterpe edulis)

   Synonym: juçara

Alternative forms

• palmiteira (dated)

Noun

palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros, feminine palmiteira, feminine plural palmiteiras)

1. someone who harvest heart of palm from wild palm trees, often illegally

Adjective

palmiteiro (feminine palmiteira, masculine plural palmiteiros, feminine plural palmiteiras)

1. (relational) heart of palm extraction