caceteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From cacete +‎ -eiro

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Brazil) /ka.seˈte(j).ɾu/, [ka.seˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
 
  • IPA(key): (Portugal) /kɐ.sɨˈtɐj.ɾu/, [kɐ.sɨˈtɐɪ̯.ɾu]
    • IPA(key): (Central Portugal) /kɐ.sɨˈtej.ɾu/, [kɐ.sɨˈteɪ̯.ɾu]
    • IPA(key): (Southern Portugal) /kɐ.sɨˈte.ɾu/, [kɐ.sɨˈte.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ce‧tei‧ro

Noun

caceteiro m (plural caceteiros, feminine caceteira, feminine plural caceteiras)

  1. individual armed with a cacete (weapon similar to a bat or stick)
    Synonyms: brigão, cachaporreiro, cachamorreiro, porreteiro
  2. armed man serving as bodyguard to someone else: thug, hoodlum
    Synonyms: capanga, jagunço
  3. bully
    Synonym: valentão
  4. (soccer) player who commits serious fouls
    Synonym: sarrafeiro
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