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doleiro

doleiro noun: a money changer on the Brazilian black market.

Noun

doleiro (plural doleiros)

  1. A money changer on the Brazilian black market.
    • The doleiros, among them Mr. Youssef, would keep a cut, spreading the bulk around to politicians and accomplices.2015 August 7, David Segal, “Petrobras Oil Scandal Leaves Brazilians Lamenting a Lost Dream”, in New York Times

Forms of doleiro

pluraldoleiros

Origin of doleiro

From Portuguese doleiro, from dólar (“dollar”).

Questions about doleiro

What does doleiro mean?
Doleiro means a money changer on the Brazilian black market.
What part of speech is doleiro?
Doleiro is a noun.
What is the plural of doleiro?
The plural of doleiro is doleiros.

Words near doleiro in the dictionary

  1. dolefuls
  2. Doleham
  3. dolehead
  4. doleheads
  5. doleiform
  6. doleiro
  7. doleiros
  8. doleite
  9. doleites
  10. Doleman
  11. Dolemans

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