caroneiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From carona +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾoˈne(j).ɾu/ [ka.ɾoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾoˈne(j).ɾo/ [ka.ɾoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾuˈnɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾuˈnej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾuˈnej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾuˈne.ɾu/

Noun

caroneiro m (plural caroneiros, feminine caroneira, feminine plural caroneiras)

hitchhiker (a person who hitchhikes)

Further reading

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