cargueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From carga +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [kaɦˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [kaɾˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [kaʁˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kaɻˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [kaɻˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈɡe(j).ɾo/ [kaɦˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈɡɐj.ɾu/ [kɐɾˈɣɐj.ɾu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈɡej.ɾu/ [kɐɾˈɣej.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈɡej.ɾu/ [kɐɾˈɣej.ɾu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈɡe.ɾu/ [kɐɾˈɣe.ɾu]

Adjective

cargueiro (feminine cargueira, masculine plural cargueiros, feminine plural cargueiras)

designed for transporting cargo

Noun

cargueiro m (plural cargueiros)

cargo ship (ship that carries cargo)

Further reading

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