argueiro
Portuguese, noun/aʁˈɡe(j).ɾu/
argueiro is spelled A-R-G-U-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written Portuguese, the 264,336th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Argueiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fluff (tiny, light piece of material)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “excremento de pequeno tamanho, de ovelha”.
What does argueiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefluff (tiny, light piece of material)
- 2
masculinefluff (something that is insignificant)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. excremento de pequeno tamanho, de ovelha 2. excremento seco para queimar 3. partícula que se introduz num olho, ou cai em qualquer líquido 4. insignificância
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 argueiro
- argueiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce argueiro?
- Brazil /aʁˈɡe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [aɦˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /aɾˈɡe(j).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 argueiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is argueiro in Portuguese?
argueiro appears about once in every 95 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).