roqueiro

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Galician

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Roqueiros: Galician band Machina

Etymology 1

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From rock (rock music) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. rock (related to rock music)

Noun

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roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. rocker (musician who plays rock music)
  2. rocker (someone passionate about rock music)
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Etymology 2

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From roca (rock) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. (relational) rock (related to rocks)
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Etymology 3

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From roca (spinning distaff) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)

  1. strap that secures the fibres on the distaff
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References

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From roque +‎ -eiro.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. (relational) rock (related to rock music)
    O tom roqueiro deste grupo é inconfundível.The rock tone of this group is unmistakable.
    O grupo roqueiro AC/DC lançou uma nova canção.The rock band AC/DC has released a new song.

Noun

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roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. rocker (musician who plays rock music)
  2. rocker (someone passionate about rock music)
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See also

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Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)

  1. (obsolete) a type of cannon that fires rocks