mensaxeiro
Meaning
messenger; courier
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mensaˈʃejɾo̝/
Etymology
Attested since circa 1300 (messageyro; the spelling mensajeyro since circa 1375). From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Old French messagier, from message (“message”), from Late Latin missāticum. Compare Portuguese mensageiro, Spanish mensajero, English messenger.
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