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masculine

bõˈbejɾu

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Translation

firefighter

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Word origin

From bomba ('pump'), plus the agent suffix -eiro; firefighters were originally those who worked the water pump.

Origin
Portuguese
Root
bomba

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbombeiros

Examples

.

The firefighter rescued the cat stuck in the tree.

.

My uncle has been a firefighter for twenty years.

incêndio.

The firefighters arrived quickly to put out the fire.

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