alfeneiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From alfena +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.feˈne(j).ɾu/ [aʊ̯.feˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.fɨˈnɐj.ɾu/ [aɫ.fɨˈnɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.fɨˈnɐj.ɾu/ [aɫ.fɨˈnɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.fɨˈnej.ɾu/ [aɫ.fɨˈnej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.fɨˈnej.ɾu/ [aɫ.fɨˈnej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.fɨˈne.ɾu/ [aɫ.fɨˈne.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: al‧fe‧nei‧ro

Noun

alfeneiro m (plural alfeneiros)

1. privet (any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum)