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açougueiro

Portuguese, noun/a.so(w)ˈɡe(j).ɾu/

açougueiro is spelled A-Ç-O-U-G-U-E-I-R-O (10 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Açougueiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “butcher (a person who prepares and sells meat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “proprietário de açougue; carniceiro; o mesmo que talhante”.

What does açougueiro mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculinebutcher (a person who prepares and sells meat)

  2. 2

    Brazilderogatorymasculinean inept dentist

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. proprietário de açougue; carniceiro; o mesmo que talhante

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of açougueiro

  • açougueiros plural
  • açougueira feminine
  • açougueiras feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce açougueiro?

  • Brazil /a.so(w)ˈɡe(j).ɾu/
  • Brazil [a.so(ʊ̯)ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • Portugal /ɐ.so(w)ˈɡɐj.ɾu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to açougueiro

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is açougueiro in Portuguese?

açougueiro appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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