fuxiqueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From fuxico (“gossip”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fu.ʃiˈke(j).ɾu/ [fu.ʃiˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ʃiˈkɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ʃiˈkɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ʃiˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ʃiˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ʃiˈke.ɾu/

Noun

fuxiqueiro m (plural fuxiqueiros, feminine fuxiqueira, feminine plural fuxiqueiras)

1. (informal, Brazil) gossiper (person who gossips)

   Synonyms: fofoqueiro, mexeriqueiro