pitanceiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From pitança (“alms”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.tɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.tɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.tɐ̃ˈsej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.tɐ̃ˈsej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.tɐ̃ˈse.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: pi‧tan‧cei‧ro

Noun

pitanceiro m (plural pitanceiros, feminine pitanceira, feminine plural pitanceiras)

1. (religion, archaic) distributor of the income of a convent

Anagrams

• peticionar
• pirotecnia