doleiro
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese doleiro, from dólar (“dollar”).
Noun[edit]
doleiro (plural doleiros)
- A money changer on the Brazilian black market.
- 2015 August 7, David Segal, “Petrobras Oil Scandal Leaves Brazilians Lamenting a Lost Dream”, in New York Times[1]:
- The doleiros, among them Mr. Youssef, would keep a cut, spreading the bulk around to politicians and accomplices.
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: do‧lei‧ro
Noun[edit]
doleiro m (plural doleiros)
- doleiro (money changer on the Brazilian black market)
Further reading[edit]
- doleiro on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
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