peteiro

Galician

Etymology 1

19th century. Onomatopoeic: from *pett- + -eiro.[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈtejɾo̝/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧tei‧ro

Noun

peteiro m (plural peteiros)

  1. beak (of a bird)
  2. (figurative) mouth
  3. mound, heap; haystack
  4. type of peak

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “picar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2

Verb

peteiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of peteirar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈte(j).ɾu/ [peˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
 

  • Hyphenation: pe‧tei‧ro

Etymology 1

From peta (fib) +‎ -eiro.

Noun

peteiro m (plural peteiros)

  1. liar (one who tells lies)
    Synonyms: batateiro, mentiroso, patranheiro

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

peteiro m (plural peteiros)

  1. (Portugal, Minho) money box
    Synonym: mealheiro

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