coveiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Cova (“grave”) +‎ -eiro

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ˈvɐj.ɾu/, /ku.ˈvej.ɾu/, /kɔ.ˈvɐj.ɾu/, /kɔ.ˈvej.ɾu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ˈvej.ɾʊ/
  • Hyphenation: co‧vei‧ro

Noun

coveiro m (plural coveiros, feminine coveira, feminine plural coveiras)

  1. gravedigger (a person employed to dig graves)
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