toureiro

Galician

tourero

Etymology

From touro +‎ -eiro.

Noun

toureiro m (plural toureiros, feminine toureira, feminine plural toureiras)

1. (bullfighting) torero, bullfighter, toreador

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• toireiro

Etymology

From touro +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [to(ʊ̯)ˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈɾɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈɾɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /towˈɾej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /to(w)ˈɾej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /toˈɾe.ɾu/

Noun

toureiro m (plural toureiros, feminine toureira, feminine plural toureiras)

1. (bullfighting) toreador; bullfighter

   Synonym: toureador

Further reading

• “toureiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “toureiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026