torneiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From torno +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁˈne(j).ɾu/ [toɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾˈne(j).ɾu/ [toɾˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁˈne(j).ɾu/ [toʁˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /toɻˈne(j).ɾu/ [toɻˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁˈne(j).ɾo/ [toɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈnɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈnej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈnej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈne.ɾu/

Noun

torneiro m (plural torneiros, feminine torneira, feminine plural torneiras)

turner (person working a lathe)
Synonym: torneador

Related terms

torneio

Further reading

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