aroeira
Portuguese, noun/a.ɾoˈe(j).ɾɐ/
aroeira is spelled A-R-O-E-I-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,864th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aroeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mastic (Pistacia lentiscus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta da família das Anacardiáceas - Pistacia lentiscus L”.
What does aroeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininemastic (Pistacia lentiscus)
- 2
Brazilfemininearoeira (any tree of genera Schinus and Astronium)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. localidade do concelho de Almada, em Portugal; é conhecida como local de veraneio e pelos seus campos de golfe
noun: 1. planta da família das Anacardiáceas - Pistacia lentiscus L.
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 aroeira
- aroeiras plural
- aroeirinha demonym
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aroeira?
- Brazil /a.ɾoˈe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [a.ɾoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Brazil /a.ɾuˈe(j).ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is aroeira in Portuguese?
aroeira appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).