caceteiro

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From cacete +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.seˈte(j).ɾu/ [ka.seˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.seˈte(j).ɾo/ [ka.seˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ce‧tei‧ro

Noun

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caceteiro m (plural caceteiros, feminine caceteira, feminine plural caceteiras)

  1. individual armed with a cacete (weapon similar to a bat or stick)
    Synonyms: brigão, cachaporreiro, cachamorreiro, porreteiro
  2. armed man serving as bodyguard to someone else: thug, hoodlum
    Synonyms: capanga, jagunço
  3. bully
    Synonym: valentão
  4. (soccer) player who commits serious fouls
    Synonym: sarrafeiro