loureiro

Alternative forms

• Loureiro

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese loureiro.

Noun

loureiro (countable and uncountable, plural loureiros)

1. A grape variety cultivated in Spain and Portugal, used in the production of white wine.
   • 2018 March 8, Eric Asimov, “Bubbles, With Joy: Pétillant Naturel’s Triumphant Return”, in The New York Times‎:

     The 2016 Phaunus Vinho Verde from Aphros in Portugal, made entirely of the loureiro grape, seemed to have the weight and depth of Champagne.

2. A variety of white wine made from this grape.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese loureiro, corresponding to louro (“laurel, laurel leaf”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w).ɾɐj.ɾu/, /lo(w).ɾej.ɾu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w).ɾej.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: lou‧rei‧ro

Noun

loureiro m (plural loureiros)

1. bay (Laurus nobilis, a shrub of the Mediterranean)