fanfiqueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From fanfic +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fiˈke(j).ɾu/ [fɐ̃.fiˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fiˈke(j).ɾu/ [fɐ̃.fiˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fiˈke(j).ɾo/ [fɐ̃.fiˈke(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fiˈkɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fiˈkɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fiˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fiˈkej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fiˈke.ɾu/

Noun

fanfiqueiro m (plural fanfiqueiros, feminine fanfiqueira, feminine plural fanfiqueiras)

1. (informal) a fan fiction writer or reader
2. (Brazil, colloquial) somebody who creates exaggerated or fake stories

Further reading

• “fanfiqueiro”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024