palmiteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From palmito (“heart of palm”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paw.miˈte(j).ɾu/ [paʊ̯.miˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paw.miˈte(j).ɾu/ [paʊ̯.miˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paw.miˈte(j).ɾo/ [paʊ̯.miˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈtɐj.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈtɐj.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈtej.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈtej.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈtej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pal.miˈte.ɾu/ [paɫ.miˈte.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: pal‧mi‧tei‧ro

Noun

palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros)

1. any palm tree with an edible heart
2. (strictly) palm tree of the species Euterpe edulis

   Synonyms: juçara, palmito, palmiteira

Noun

palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros, feminine palmiteira, feminine plural palmiteiras)

1. someone who harvest heart of palm from wild palm trees, often illegally
2. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) black man with a sexual preference for white women

Adjective

palmiteiro (feminine palmiteira, masculine plural palmiteiros, feminine plural palmiteiras)

1. (relational) heart of palm extraction