Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From faca (“knife”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈke(j).ɾu/ [faˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈke(j).ɾo/ [faˈke(ɪ̯).ɾo]
faqueiro m (plural faqueiros)
- canteen (box with compartments for storing eating utensils)
- (by extension) cutlery
- knifemaker, cutler