cavalheiro

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish caballero, from Late Latin caballārius.^[1]^[2] Doublet of cavaleiro.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈʎe(j).ɾu/ [ka.vaˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈʎe(j).ɾo/ [ka.vaˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈʎɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.bɐˈʎej.ɾu/ [kɐ.βɐˈʎej.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈʎej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈʎe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lhei‧ro

Noun[edit]

cavalheiro m (plural cavalheiros)

References[edit]

^ “cavalheiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “cavalheiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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