fuzileiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From fuzil +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ziˈlɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ziˈlej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ziˈlej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ziˈle.ɾu/

Hyphenation: fu‧zi‧lei‧ro

Noun

fuzileiro m (plural fuzileiros)

rifleman, fusilier
Synonym: fuzo

Further reading

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