femeeiro
Portuguese
Etymology
From fêmea (“female”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.meˈe(j).ɾu/ [fe.meˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.meˈe(j).ɾo/ [fe.meˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈmjɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈmjej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈmjej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈmje.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: fe‧me‧ei‧ro
Noun
femeeiro m (plural femeeiros)
- womanizer (habitual seducer of women)
- Synonym: mulherengo
- (informal, derogatory) a group of prostitutes
- Synonym: femeaço
Adjective
femeeiro (feminine femeeira, masculine plural femeeiros, feminine plural femeeiras)
- womanizing
- Synonyms: mulherengo, namoradiço
Further reading
- “femeeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025