padroeiro
Portuguese
Etymology
Old Portuguese padrom, padro (from patrōnus) + -eiro
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈðɾwɐjɾu/
Adjective
padroeiro m (feminine singular padroeira, masculine plural padroeiros, feminine plural padroeiras, comparable)
- (attributive) patron
- protecting
Noun
padroeiro m (plural padroeiros)
- (Roman Catholicism) patron saint
- (figuratively) patron; protector
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