ceifeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From ceifar +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐjˈfɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sejˈfej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sejˈfej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /seˈfe.ɾu/

Noun

ceifeiro m (plural ceifeiros, feminine ceifeira, feminine plural ceifeiras)

(agriculture) reaper (one who reaps the crop)
Synonyms: ceifador, segador

Further reading

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