relojoeiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Relojo (clock) + -eiro (-eer), from Latin hōrologium (sundial), from Ancient Greek ώρολόγιον (ṓrológion).

Pronunciation

  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /he.ˌlo.ʒo.ˈe(j).ɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨluˈʒwɐjɾu/
  • Hyphenation: re‧lo‧jo‧ei‧ro

Noun

relojoeiro m (plural relojoeiros, feminine relojoeira, feminine plural relojoeiras)

  1. clockmaker; watchmaker (person who makes and repairs clocks and watches)

Adjective

relojoeiro m (feminine singular relojoeira, masculine plural relojoeiros, feminine plural relojoeiras, not comparable)

  1. relating to clocks
  2. relating to clockmaking

Synonyms

  • (relating to clocks): horologial
  • (relating to clockmaking): horológico
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