bolseiro

Portuguese

Etymology

bolsa +‎ -eiro

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bowˈse(j).ɾu/ [boʊ̯ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bowˈse(j).ɾu/ [boʊ̯ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bowˈse(j).ɾo/ [boʊ̯ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bolˈsɐj.ɾu/ [boɫˈsɐj.ɾu], /bɔlˈsɐj.ɾu/ [bɔɫˈsɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bolˈsɐj.ɾu/ [boɫˈsɐj.ɾu], /bɔlˈsɐj.ɾu/ [bɔɫˈsɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bolˈsej.ɾu/ [boɫˈsej.ɾu], /bɔlˈsej.ɾu/ [bɔɫˈsej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bolˈsej.ɾu/ [boɫˈsej.ɾu], /bɔlˈsej.ɾu/ [bɔɫˈsej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bolˈse.ɾu/ [boɫˈse.ɾu], /bɔlˈse.ɾu/ [bɔɫˈse.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: bol‧sei‧ro

Adjective

bolseiro (feminine bolseira, masculine plural bolseiros, feminine plural bolseiras)

1. (Portugal, relational) grant-holder, scholarship-holder

Noun

bolseiro m (plural bolseiros, feminine bolseira, feminine plural bolseiras)

1. (Portugal) grant-holder, scholarship-holder

   Synonym: (Brazil) bolsista