chofer

See also: chófer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

chauffeur

Etymology

Borrowed from French chauffeur.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈfɛʁ/ [ʃoˈfɛh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈfɛɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈfɛʁ/ [ʃoˈfɛχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈfɛɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɔˈfɛɾ/, /ʃoˈfɛɾ/

Hyphenation: cho‧fer

Noun

chofer m or f by sense (plural choferes)

chauffeur, driver
Synonym: motorista

References

“chofer” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
“chofer” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Alternative forms

chófer, chauffeur

Etymology

From French chauffeur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈfeɾ/ [t͡ʃoˈfeɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: cho‧fer

Noun

chofer m or f (plural choferes)

chauffeur, driver

Descendants

→ Tagalog: tsuper

Further reading

“chofer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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