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marreteiro

Portuguese, noun/ma.ʁeˈte(j).ɾu/

marreteiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one who works using a sledgehammer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does marreteiro mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineone who works using a sledgehammer

  2. 2

    colloquialmasculinestreet vendor, hawker

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

Forms of marreteiro

  • marreteiros plural

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

How do you pronounce marreteiro?

  • Brazil /ma.ʁeˈte(j).ɾu/
  • Brazil [ma.heˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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