couteiro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko(w)ˈte(j).ɾu/ [ko(ʊ̯)ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko(w)ˈte(j).ɾu/ [ko(ʊ̯)ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko(w)ˈte(j).ɾo/ [ko(ʊ̯)ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ko(w)ˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ko(w)ˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kowˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ko(w)ˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /koˈte.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: cou‧tei‧ro

Noun

couteiro m (plural couteiros)

1. gamekeeper (person who manages wildlife to be hunted)

   Synonyms: monteiro, guarda-caça

Further reading

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