fofoqueiro
Portuguese
Etymology
From fofoca (“gossip”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.foˈke(j).ɾu/ [fo.foˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.foˈke(j).ɾo/ [fo.foˈke(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fɔ.fɔˈkej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɔ.fɔˈke.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: fo‧fo‧quei‧ro
Noun
fofoqueiro m (plural fofoqueiros, feminine fofoqueira, feminine plural fofoqueiras)
- (Brazil) gossiper (one who gossips)
- Synonyms: mexeriqueiro, futriqueiro
Adjective
fofoqueiro (feminine fofoqueira, masculine plural fofoqueiros, feminine plural fofoqueiras)
- gossipy (who likes to gossip)
- Synonym: mexeriqueiro
Further reading
- “fofoqueiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “fofoqueiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026