garganeiro
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From gargan[ta] + -eiro. Compare Galician garganteiro.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ɐjɾu
Hyphenation: gar‧ga‧nei‧ro
=== Adjective ===
garganeiro (feminine garganeira, masculine plural garganeiros, feminine plural garganeiras)
(Alentejo, colloquial) glutton, gluttonous
Synonyms: comilão, glutão, guloso
(Alentejo, colloquial, figuratively) ambitious (thirsty for winning)
Synonym: ambicioso
(Estremadura) garrulous (who speaks a lot and incorrectly)
=== Noun ===
garganeiro m (plural garganeiros)
(Alentejo, colloquial) glutton (one who eats voraciously)
(Alentejo, colloquial, figuratively) ambitious person
Synonym: ambicioso
(Estremadura) garrulous person
=== Further reading ===
“garganeiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“garganeiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“garganeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026