arreio

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁej.u/ [aˈheɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁej.u/ [aˈheɪ̯.u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʁej.u/ [aˈχeɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁej.o/ [aˈheɪ̯.o]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁɐj.u/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁɐj.u/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁej.u/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁej.u/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁe.u/

Etymology 1

Deverbal from arrear.

Noun

arreio m (plural arreios)

1. saddle (seat on an animal)

   Synonym: sela

2. (in the plural) harness (especially for horses or draft animals)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• arreyo (obsolete)

Verb

arreio

1. first-person singular present indicative of arrear

Further reading

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