# loureiro
## English
### Alternative forms

* Loureiro

### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese loureiro.

### Noun

loureiro (countable and uncountable, plural loureiros)
* A grape variety cultivated in Spain and Portugal, used in the production of white wine.
** 2018 March 8, Eric Asimov, “Bubbles, With Joy: Pétillant Naturel’s Triumphant Return”, in The New York Times‎:The 2016 Phaunus Vinho Verde from Aphros in Portugal, made entirely of the loureiro grape, seemed to have the weight and depth of Champagne.
* A variety of white wine made from this grape.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese loureiro, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus. By surface analysis, louro (“laurel, laurel leaf”) +‎ eiro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [lou̯ˈɾei̯ɾʊ]

### Noun

loureiro m (plural loureiros)
* bay (Laurus nobilis)
    Synonyms: gamallo, louro
* bay leaf
* a grape variety local to Galicia and Portugal

#### Derived terms

* loureira
* Loureiral
* Loureiro
* Loureiros

#### Related terms

* lorbaga
* louro
* Loureda
* Louredo
* Lourido

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “loureyro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “loureyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “loureiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “loureiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “loureiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese loureiro, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus. By surface analysis, louro (“laurel, laurel leaf”) +‎ -eiro.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /lo(w)ˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /lo(w)ˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /lo(w)ˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
* (Portugal) IPA: /lo(w)ˈɾɐj.ɾu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /lo(w)ˈɾɐj.ɾu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /lowˈɾej.ɾu/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /lo(w)ˈɾej.ɾu/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /loˈɾe.ɾu/
* Rhymes: -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu
* Homophone: Loureiro
* Hyphenation: lou‧rei‧ro

### Noun

loureiro m (plural loureiros)
* bay (Laurus nobilis, a shrub of the Mediterranean)
    Synonym: louro

#### Descendants

* → English: loureiro

### References

* ↑ As árvores na toponímia portuguesa by João Pinho
* ↑ “loureiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* ↑ “loureiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024