caneta-tinteiro
Portuguese
Etymology
From caneta (“pen”) + tinteiro (“inkwell”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˌne.tɐ.t͡ʃĩˈte(j).ɾu/ [kaˌne.tɐ.t͡ʃĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˌne.ta.t͡ʃĩˈte(j).ɾo/ [kaˌne.ta.t͡ʃĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˌne.tɐ.tĩˈtɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˌne.tɐ.tĩˈtej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˌne.tɐ.tĩˈtej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˌne.tɐ.tĩˈte.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: ne‧ta‧-tin‧tei‧ro
Noun
caneta-tinteiro f (plural canetas-tinteiros or canetas-tinteiro)
- fountain pen (pen containing a reservoir of ink)
- Synonyms: caneta de tinta permanente, caneta-fonte
Further reading
- “caneta-tinteiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025