padroeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese padrom, padro (from patrōnus) + -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.dɾoˈe(j).ɾu/ [pa.dɾoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.dɾoˈe(j).ɾo/ [pa.dɾoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.dɾuˈɐj.ɾu/ [pɐ.ðɾuˈɐj.ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /pɐˈdɾwɐj.ɾu/ [pɐˈðɾwɐj.ɾu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.dɾuˈej.ɾu/ [pɐ.ðɾuˈej.ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /pɐˈdɾwej.ɾu/ [pɐˈðɾwej.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.dɾuˈej.ɾu/ [pɐ.ðɾuˈej.ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /pɐˈdɾwej.ɾu/ [pɐˈðɾwej.ɾu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.dɾuˈe.ɾu/ [pɐ.ðɾuˈe.ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /pɐˈdɾwe.ɾu/ [pɐˈðɾwe.ɾu]

Adjective

padroeiro (feminine padroeira, masculine plural padroeiros, feminine plural padroeiras)

(relational) patron
protecting

Noun

padroeiro m (plural padroeiros)

(Roman Catholicism) patron saint
(figuratively) patron; protector

Synonyms

(patron saint): patrono
(patron): patrono

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