furriel

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French fourrier.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fu.ʁiˈɛw/ [fu.hɪˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /fuˈʁjɛw/ [fuˈhjɛʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fu.ʁiˈɛw/ [fu.χɪˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /fuˈʁjɛw/ [fuˈχjɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈʁjɛl/ [fuˈʁjɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈʁjɛ.li/

  • Hyphenation: fur‧ri‧el

Noun

furriel m (plural furriéis)

  1. (historical, military) furir (military rank)

Derived terms

  • segundo-furriel

Noun

furriel m or f by sense (plural furriéis)

  1. (historical, military) furir (military officer with that rank)

Noun

furriel m (plural furriéis)

  1. grosbeak (species of bird in the family Cardinalidae), particularly:
    1. yellow-green grosbeak (Caryothraustes canadensis)
      Synonym: furriel-do-norte

Derived terms

  • furriel-canário
  • furriel-carmesim
  • furriel-de-faces-negras
  • furriel-do-encontro
  • furriel-do-norte
  • furriel-vermelho

Usage notes

  • The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, furriel-macho for male and furriel-fêmea for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so.

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