barqueiro
Portuguese, noun/baʁˈke(j).ɾu/
barqueiro is spelled B-A-R-Q-U-E-I-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,221st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barqueiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “boatman (a man in charge of a small boat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que move ou conduz um barco ou uma barca”.
What does barqueiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineboatman (a man in charge of a small boat)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que move ou conduz um barco ou uma barca 2. designação comum aos insetos hemípteros, da família dos notonectídeos, os quais nadam de modo rápido e peculiar e com o dorso virado para baixo, valendo-se das patas traseiras como de remos; boiador
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 barqueiro
- barqueiros plural
- barqueira feminine
- barqueiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barqueiro?
- Brazil /baʁˈke(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [bahˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /baɾˈke(j).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 barqueiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is barqueiro in Portuguese?
barqueiro appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).