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Meaning of pregoeiro | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
pɾeɣoˈejɾo̝

Definitions

  1. crier; town crier; town auctioneer
  2. person (usually a celeb) who officially and publicly announces with a speech the town's festivities

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca çovuş
Български глашата́й
Català pregoner
Čeština volavka
Ελληνικά ντελάλης
English Crier town crier
Español pregonero
Italiano banditore
Latina calator praecō
Latviešu raudule raudulis
Македонски гласник телал
Nederlands omroeper stadsomroeper
Polski gardłacz klikon krzykacz płaczek
Português pregoeiro
Русский крикун
Türkçe ağıtçı tellal

Examples

“Et fezerõ sobir hũu pregoeyro ena torre da mezquita que era çerca do alcaçer”

They made a crier go up to the mosque tower near the Moor's castle

“Fernan de Carnota, pregoeyro da dita villa de Muro, o qual Fernan de Carnota pregoou altas vozes em publica plaça as ditas herdades Fernán de Carnota, crier of this town of Muros; this Fernán de carnota announced out loud in public space these properties [to be auctioned]”
“Ano Domini millessimo CCCC XXX VII, a XI dias de jullyo, Domingo Fernandes, pregoeiro, feso venda et remataçón de tres legóos et hua machada”

AD 1437, July 11, Domingo Fernández, crier, sold and auctioned three hoes and an axe

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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