bengaleiro

Portuguese

A cloakroom

A coat rack

Etymology

From bengala +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽ.ɡaˈle(j).ɾu/ [bẽ.ɡaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽ.ɡaˈle(j).ɾu/ [bẽ.ɡaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽ.ɡaˈle(j).ɾo/ [bẽ.ɡaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bẽ.ɡɐˈlɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bẽ.ɡɐˈlɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bẽ.ɡɐˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bẽ.ɡɐˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bẽ.ɡɐˈle.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: ben‧ga‧lei‧ro

Noun

bengaleiro m (plural bengaleiros)

1. cloakroom (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club)
2. coat rack, coat stand, hatstand, hatrack

Noun

bengaleiro m (plural bengaleiros, feminine bengaleira, feminine plural bengaleiras)

1. cloakroom attendant
2. walking stick maker (person who makes walking sticks)

Further reading

• “bengaleiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “bengaleiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “bengaleiro” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “bengaleiro” in Dicionário Online de Português.
• bengaleiro on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt