loureiro

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese loureiro.

Noun

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loureiro (countable and uncountable, plural loureiros)

  1. A grape variety cultivated in Spain and Portugal, used in the production of white wine.
    • 2018 March 8, Eric Asimov, “Bubbles, With Joy: Pétillant Naturel’s Triumphant Return”, in The New York Times[1]:
      The 2016 Phaunus Vinho Verde from Aphros in Portugal, made entirely of the loureiro grape, seemed to have the weight and depth of Champagne.
  2. A variety of white wine made from this grape.

Galician

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Loureiro

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese loureiro, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus. By surface analysis, louro (laurel, laurel leaf) +‎ eiro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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loureiro m (plural loureiros)

  1. bay (Laurus nobilis)
    Synonyms: gamallo, louro
  2. bay leaf
  3. a grape variety local to Galicia and Portugal

Derived terms

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References

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese loureiro, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius,[1] from Latin laurus. By surface analysis, louro (laurel, laurel leaf) +‎ -eiro.[2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lo(w)ˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lo(w)ˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

Noun

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loureiro m (plural loureiros)

  1. bay (Laurus nobilis, a shrub of the Mediterranean)
    Synonym: louro

Descendants

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  • English: loureiro

References

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  1. ^ As árvores na toponímia portuguesa by João Pinho
  2. ^ loureiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  3. ^ loureiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024