porreiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From porra +‎ -eiro.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

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  • Rhymes: -ɐjɾu
  • Hyphenation: por‧rei‧ro

Adjective

porreiro (feminine porreira, masculine plural porreiros, feminine plural porreiras) (Portugal, colloquial)

  1. cool, excellent
    Synonyms: excelente, fixe, ótimo
  2. sympathetic, likeable
    Synonym: simpático
  3. loyal, reliable
    Synonym: leal

References

  1. ^ “porreiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “porreiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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