alvenel

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alvanel

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَنَّاء (bannāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Spanish albañil.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.veˈnɛw/ [aʊ̯.veˈnɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.vɨˈnɛl/ [aɫ.vɨˈnɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.vɨˈnɛl/ [aɫ.vɨˈnɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.bɨˈnɛl/ [aɫ.βɨˈnɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.vɨˈnɛ.li/ [aɫ.vɨˈnɛ.li]

Noun

alvenel m (plural alvenéis)

1. construction worker (employee working at a construction)

   Synonym: pedreiro

Further reading

• “alvenel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “alvenel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026