-zeiro
Portuguese, suffix/ˈze(j).ɾu/
-zeiro is spelled Z-E-I-R-O (5 letters). -zeiro is a Portuguese masculine suffix meaning “Variant of -eiro, used especially when the preceding letter is a semivowel or when the word is an oxytone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does -zeiro mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculineVariant of -eiro, used especially when the preceding letter is a semivowel or when the word is an oxytone.
café (“coffee”) + -zeiro → cafezeiro (“coffee plant”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce -zeiro?
- Brazil /ˈze(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ˈzɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.