cabreiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin caprārius. Equivalent to cabra +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɑˈβɾejɾʊ]

Noun

cabreiro m (plural cabreiros, feminine cabreira, feminine plural cabreiras)

  1. goatherd
  • cabra
  • Cabreira
  • Cabreiroá

References
  • “cabreiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cabreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cabreiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cabreiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin caprārius. By surface analysis, cabra +‎ -eiro.

Noun

cabreiro m (plural cabreiros, feminine cabreira, feminine plural cabreiras)

  1. goatherd (person who tends goats)
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