vaqueiro

Alternative forms

• vaqueyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From vaca (“cow”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”), from Old Portuguese vaca, from Latin vacca (“cow”). Compare Vulgar Latin *vaccārius, Spanish vaquero, Catalan vaquer, French vacher, Italian vaccaio, Romanian văcar.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ˈke(j).ɾu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ˈke(j).ɾo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: va‧quei‧ro

Noun

vaqueiro m (plural vaqueiros, feminine vaqueira, feminine plural vaqueiras)

1. cowboy (person who tends cattle)
2. (Brazil) shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis, a New World passerine bird)