balaio
Portuguese, noun/baˈlaj.u/
balaio is spelled B-A-L-A-I-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,050th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Balaio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hamper (large basket)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de cesta oval em forma de alguidar e feita de palhinha ou verga”.
What does balaio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehamper (large basket)
- 2
masculinean ancient dance
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de cesta oval em forma de alguidar e feita de palhinha ou verga 2. cesto grande fechado 3. cesto de palha redondo e pouco fundo em forma de alguidar 4. farnel que se leva em viagem ou em passeio
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 balaio
- balaios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balaio?
- Brazil /baˈlaj.u/
- Brazil [baˈlaɪ̯.u]
- Portugal /bɐˈlaj.u/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to balaio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is balaio in Portuguese?
balaio appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).