Portuguese

Proper noun

Carneiro m

1. (astronomy, Portugal) Aries (zodiac sign)

Galician

Noun

carneiro m ‎(plural carneiros)

1. a stubborn person
2. boor (an uncultured person)
3. ram (male sheep or goat)
4. warty venus (Venus verrucosa)
5. common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)
6. a bivalve, Acanthocardia echinata
7. Aries (someone with an Aries star sign)

Synonyms

• (warty venus): carneirolo
• (common cockle): berberecho
• (Acanthocardia echinata): berberecho bravo, marolo
• (Aries): aries, ariete

Adjective

carneiro m (feminine singular carneira, masculine plural carneiros, feminine plural carneiras)

1. stubborn
2. boorish

Synonyms

• (stubborn): carneirán

Portuguese

carneiro

Etymology

From Old Portuguese carneiro, from Latin (agnus) carnārius. Compare Galician carneiro and Spanish carnero.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻ.ˈne(j).ɾo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.ˈnɐj.ɾu/, /kɐɾ.ˈnej.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: car‧nei‧ro

Noun

carneiro m (plural carneiros)

1. ram (male sheep)

Antonyms

• (by gender) ovelha

Derived terms

• carneiro-hidráulico
• Carneiro

Related terms

• carneireiro, carneirada