barreiro
Portuguese, noun/baˈʁe(j).ɾu/
barreiro is spelled B-A-R-R-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,458th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barreiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “slough (muddy area)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar onde há barro ou argila”.
What does barreiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslough (muddy area)
- 2
masculineclay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município e freguesia portugueses do distrito de Setúbal
noun: 1. lugar onde há barro ou argila 2. lugar onde se forma lama 3. lugar onde o terreno tem sais minerais e ao qual acode a fauna na sua busca
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 barreiro
- barreiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barreiro?
- Brazil /baˈʁe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [baˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /baˈʁe(j).ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is barreiro in Portuguese?
barreiro appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).