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garganeiro

Portuguese, noun/ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈnɐj.ɾu/

garganeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “glutton (one who eats voraciously)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does garganeiro mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    colloquialglutton, gluttonous

  2. 2

    colloquialambitious (thirsty for winning)

  3. 3

    garrulous (who speaks a lot and incorrectly)

noun

  1. 1

    colloquialmasculineglutton (one who eats voraciously)

  2. 2

    colloquialmasculineambitious person

  3. 3

    masculinegarrulous person

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. glutão 2. falador 3. que tem inveja do que se dá a alguma outra pessoa

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of garganeiro

  • garganeira feminine
  • garganeiros masculine plural
  • garganeiras feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce garganeiro?

  • Portugal /ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈnɐj.ɾu/
  • Portugal [ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈnɐj.ɾu]
  • Portugal /ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈnej.ɾu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.