loureiro

See also: Loureiro

English

Alternative forms

• Loureiro

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese loureiro.

Noun

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.

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Galician

Loureiro

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese, corresponding to louro (“laurel, laurel leaf”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lowˈɾejɾo̝/

Noun

loureiro m (plural loureiros)

1. bay (Laurus nobilis)

   Synonyms: gamallo, louro

2. bay leaf

Derived terms

• loureira
• Loureiral
• Loureiro
• Loureiros

Related terms

• lorbaga
• louro
• Loureda
• Louredo
• Lourido

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “loureyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “loureiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese loureiro, corresponding to louro (“laurel, laurel leaf”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo(w).ɾɐj.ɾu/, /lo(w).ɾej.ɾu/
• IPA^(key): /lo(w).ɾej.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: lou‧rei‧ro

Noun

loureiro m (plural loureiros)

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

Synonyms

• louro

Descendants

• → English: loureiro