roqueiro

Galician
Roqueiros: Galician band Machina

Etymology 1

From rock (“rock music”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [roˈkejrʊ]

Adjective

roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. rock (related to rock music)

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. rocker (musician who plays rock music)
  2. rocker (someone passionate about rock music)

Etymology 2

From roca (“rock”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rɔˈkejrʊ]

Adjective

roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. (relational) rock (related to rocks)

Etymology 3

From roca (“spinning distaff”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rɔˈkejrʊ]

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)

  1. strap that secures the fibres on the distaff

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈke(j).ɾu/ [hoˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁoˈke(j).ɾu/ [χoˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈke(j).ɾo/ [hoˈke(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

Etymology 1

From roque +‎ -eiro.

Alternative forms

Adjective

roqueiro (feminine roqueira, masculine plural roqueiros, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. (relational) rock (related to rock music)
    O tom roqueiro deste grupo é inconfundível. ― The rock tone of this group is unmistakable.
    O grupo roqueiro AC/DC lançou uma nova canção. ― The rock band AC/DC has released a new song.

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)

  1. rocker (musician who plays rock music)
  2. rocker (someone passionate about rock music)

See also

Alternative forms

Noun

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros)

  1. (obsolete) a type of cannon that fires rocks
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