alheira
Portuguese, noun/aˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
alheira is spelled A-L-H-E-I-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 67,344th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alheira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a type of Portuguese sausage, made with bread, garlic, and meat (other than pork)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chouriça transmontana feita com pão e picado de diversas carnes , excepto a de porco, condimentos e alhos”.
What does alheira mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininea type of Portuguese sausage, made with bread, garlic, and meat (other than pork)
- 2
feminineclipping of erva-alheira (hedge mustard)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chouriça transmontana feita com pão e picado de diversas carnes , excepto a de porco, condimentos e alhos 2. planta cujo cheiro lembra o do alho 3. vendedora de alhos
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 alheira
- alheiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alheira?
- Brazil /aˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [aˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /ɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is alheira in Portuguese?
alheira appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).