altaneiro
Portuguese, adjective/aw.taˈne(j).ɾu/
altaneiro is spelled A-L-T-A-N-E-I-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 133,944th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Altaneiro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “tall, high (located at an elevated altitude)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que é alto ou alta, que está elevado, que voa alto”.
What does altaneiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tall, high (located at an elevated altitude)
- 2
arrogant, boastful, cocky
- 3
capable of flight at high altitudes
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é alto ou alta, que está elevado, que voa alto 2. altivo, soberbo
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 altaneiro
- altaneira feminine
- altaneiros masculine plural
- altaneiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altaneiro?
- Brazil /aw.taˈne(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.taˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /al.tɐˈnɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is altaneiro in Portuguese?
altaneiro appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).