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arqueiro
arqueiro
Galician
Noun
arqueiro m (plural arqueiros, feminine arqueira, feminine plural arqueiras)
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Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (“of bows”), from Latin arcus (“bow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾ.ˈkej.ɾo/
Noun
arqueiro m (plural arqueiros, feminine arqueira, feminine plural arqueiras)
Related terms
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Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese arqueiro, from Late Latin arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (“of bows”), from Latin arcus (“bow”). Corresponds to arco + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /aɾ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁ.ˈke(j).ɾu/
- (Paulista) IPA(key): [aɹ.ˈke(j).ɾu], [aɾ.ˈke(j).ɾu]
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): [aɻ.ˈke(j).ɾo], [aɾ.ˈke(j).ɾo]
Noun
arqueiro m (plural arqueiros, feminine arqueira, feminine plural arqueiras)
- (military) archer; bowman (soldier armed with a bow)
- (archery) archer (person who practices the sport of archery)
- (association football) goalkeeper (player who guards the goal)
Synonyms
- (bowman): flecheiro, frecheiro, seteiro (all less common)
- (goalkeeper): goleiro (more common)