faxineiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From faxina +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.ʃiˈne(j).ɾu/ [fa.ʃiˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ʃiˈnɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ʃiˈnɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ʃiˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ʃiˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ʃiˈne.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: fa‧xi‧nei‧ro

Noun

faxineiro m (plural faxineiros, feminine faxineira, feminine plural faxineiras)

1. one who performs the cleaning or part of it; cleaner; janitor; sweeper