certeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From certo + -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seʁˈte(j).ɾu/ [sehˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seɾˈte(j).ɾu/ [seɾˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʁˈte(j).ɾu/ [seχˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seɻˈte(j).ɾo/ [seɻˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: cer‧tei‧ro

Adjective

certeiro (feminine certeira, masculine plural certeiros, feminine plural certeiras, comparable)

  1. well-aimed (of a shot, blow etc.)
  2. (by extension, figurative) accurate; to the point
    Synonym: exato
  3. (by extension, figurative) clever
    Synonym: perspicaz
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