barreiro

See also: Barreiro

Galician

Etymology

Barro (“mud, clay”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrejɾo̝/

Noun

barreiro m (plural barreiros)

1. slough (muddy area)
2. clay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)
3. cliff, drop, ravine

   Synonyms: cantil, cavorco

4. (ornithology) swift (Apus apus)

   Synonyms: birrio, cirrio

Derived terms

• Barreiro
• Barreiros
• Subarreiro

Adjective

barreiro (feminine barreira, masculine plural barreiros, feminine plural barreiras)

1. muddy

Derived terms

• Fonte barreira

Further reading

• “barreiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “barreiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “barreyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barreiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Barro (“mud”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁɐjɾu/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Homophone: Barreiro

Noun

barreiro m (plural s)

1. slough (muddy area)
2. clay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)

Synonyms

• (slough): barral, lamaçal

Related terms

• barral
• barrento
• barro
• barroso