saboeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From sabão +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈbwɐj.ɾu/ [sɐˈβwɐj.ɾu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈbwej.ɾu/ [sɐˈβwej.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈbwej.ɾu/ [sɐˈβwej.ɾu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈbwe.ɾu/ [sɐˈβwe.ɾu]

Noun

saboeiro m (plural saboeiros)

soap dish (a container for soap)
Synonyms: saboneteira, saboneteiro

Further reading

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