correio
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Occitan corrieu (“messenger”) (Catalan correu), from Old French corlieu,[1] or from Spanish correo.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈʁej.u/ [koˈheɪ̯.u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koˈʁej.u/ [koˈχeɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈʁej.o/ [koˈheɪ̯.o]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈʁɐj.u/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈʁej.u/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈʁej.u/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈʁe.u/
Noun
correio m (plural correios)
- mail (regular delivery of letters and small parcels)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ “correio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- ^ “correio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
Further reading
- “correio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026