baladeira
Portuguese, noun/ba.laˈde(j).ɾɐ/
baladeira is spelled B-A-L-A-D-E-I-R-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 106,884th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baladeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of baladeiro. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que estilingue”.
What does baladeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of baladeiro
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of baladeiro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que estilingue
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 baladeira
- baladeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baladeira?
- Brazil /ba.laˈde(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ba.laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /bɐ.lɐˈdɐj.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 baladeira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baladeira in Portuguese?
baladeira appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).