sereio

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From sereia (mermaid) +‎ -o (masculine suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾej.u/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾej.o/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.o]
 

  • Hyphenation: se‧rei‧o

Noun

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sereio m (plural sereios)

  1. merman (legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down)
    Synonym: homem-sereia
    Antonym: sereia