atiradeira
Portuguese, noun/a.t͡ʃi.ɾaˈde(j).ɾɐ/
atiradeira is spelled A-T-I-R-A-D-E-I-R-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese, the 171,147th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atiradeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does atiradeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of atiradeira
- atiradeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atiradeira?
- Brazil /a.t͡ʃi.ɾaˈde(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [a.t͡ʃi.ɾaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /ɐ.ti.ɾɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atiradeira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atiradeira in Portuguese?
atiradeira appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).