beirão
Portuguese, noun/be(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
beirão is spelled B-E-I-R-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beirão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a native of Beira (historical region of Portugal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural da Beira, região central de Portugal; o mesmo que beirense”.
What does beirão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea native of Beira (historical region of Portugal)
adjective
- 1
of Beira (historical region of Portugal)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da Beira; o mesmo que beirense
noun: 1. natural da Beira, região central de Portugal; o mesmo que beirense 2. castanha que caiu no chão e germinou, castanheiro recém nascido
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 beirão
- beirões plural
- beirã feminine
- beiroa feminine
- beirãs feminine plural
- beiroas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce beirão?
- Brazil /be(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /bɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is beirão in Portuguese?
beirão 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).