batateiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From batata +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.taˈte(j).ɾu/ [ba.taˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
 

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧tei‧ra

Noun

batateiro f (plural batateiros)

  1. (botany) potato (plant)
    Synonym: batateira
  2. potato seller
  3. (colloquial) liar (one who tells lies)
    Synonyms: mentiroso, peteiro
  4. (Brazil, colloquial) mispronouncer

Adjective

batateiro (feminine batateira, masculine plural batateiros, feminine plural batateiras)

  1. fond of potatoes

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