bebedor

Portuguese

Etymology

From beber +‎ -dor, or from Latin bibitōrem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.beˈdoʁ/ [be.beˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.beˈdoʁ/ [be.beˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /be.beˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /be.beˈdoʁ/ [be.beˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.beˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.bɨˈdoɾ/ [bɨ.βɨˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.bɨˈdoɾ/ [bɨ.βɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.bɨˈdo.ɾi/ [bɨ.βɨˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: be‧be‧dor

Noun

bebedor m (plural bebedores, feminine bebedora, feminine plural bebedoras)

1. drinker (someone who drinks)
2. water fountain (device that dispenses drinking water)

   Synonym: bebedouro

Spanish

Etymology

From beber +‎ -dor, or from Latin bibitōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bebeˈdoɾ/ [be.β̞eˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: be‧be‧dor

Adjective

bebedor (feminine bebedora, masculine plural bebedores, feminine plural bebedoras)

1. drinking
2. hard drinking, bibulous (drinking alcohol)

Noun

bebedor m (plural bebedores, feminine bebedora, feminine plural bebedoras)

1. drinker (one who drinks)

   Synonym: tomador

2. drunkard (one who drinks alcohol)

   Synonyms: borracho, tomador

Further reading

• “bebedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16