balseiro
Portuguese, noun/bawˈse(j).ɾu/
balseiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “waterman, boatman, ferryman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “recipiente onde se fermenta o mosto; balsa, dorna”.
What does balseiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewaterman, boatman, ferryman
- 2
masculinewinepress
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. recipiente onde se fermenta o mosto; balsa, dorna 2. ilha flutuante formada por plantas; balsedo 3. local pantanoso
noun: 1. pessoa que guia uma balsa (barco)
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 balseiro
- balseiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balseiro?
- Brazil /bawˈse(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [baʊ̯ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /balˈsɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to balseiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is balseiro in Portuguese?
balseiro appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).