ferreiro

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See also: Ferreiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro, from Latin ferrārius (blacksmith) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (iron). Equivalent to ferro + -eiro.

Pronunciation

Noun

ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)

  1. blacksmith (iron forger)
    En cas do ferreiro coitelo de pau.In the house of the smith, wooden knife. (proverb)
  2. blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
    Synonym: ferreiriño
  3. stingray
    Synonym: estinga

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro (compare Galician ferreiro), from Latin ferrārius (blacksmith) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (iron). By surface analysis, ferro + -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
 

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  • Hyphenation: fer‧rei‧ro

Noun

ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)

  1. blacksmith (iron forger)

Coordinate terms

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