lisonjeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From lisonja +‎ -eiro or Spanish lisonjero.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.zõˈʒɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.zõˈʒej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.zõˈʒej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.zõˈʒe.ɾu/

Adjective

lisonjeiro (feminine lisonjeira, masculine plural lisonjeiros, feminine plural lisonjeiras)

flattering, complimentary

Further reading

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