baleiro
Portuguese, adjective/bɐˈlej.ɾu/
baleiro is spelled B-A-L-E-I-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,034th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baleiro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “unpregnant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que está vazio”.
What does baleiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unpregnant
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está vazio 2. referido à fêmea que não está prenhe, baleira
noun: 1. vendedor ambulante de balas, chocolates, chicletes etc 2. recipiente para guardar balas
noun: 1. marinheiro que utiliza a arte de pesca chamada balo, um pau com o que bate na auga para afugentar a pesca e levá-la contra as redes 2. rede de pesca usada na arte na que é batido o mar com paus
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 baleiro
- baleira feminine
- baleiros masculine plural
- baleiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baleiro?
- Portugal /bɐˈlej.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is baleiro in Portuguese?
baleiro 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).