doleiro

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noun

A money changer on the Brazilian black market.

OriginPortuguese doleiro →
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Meanings

noundoleiro (plural doleiros)

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

Origin

  1. Portuguesedoleiro
  2. Englishdoleiro

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

doloire
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APA

doleiro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doleiro

MLA

“doleiro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doleiro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doleiro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doleiro.

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