bengaleiro
Portuguese, noun/bẽ.ɡaˈle(j).ɾu/
bengaleiro is spelled B-E-N-G-A-L-E-I-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 112,486th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bengaleiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cloakroom (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bengaleiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecloakroom (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club)
- 2
masculinecoat rack, coat stand, hatstand, hatrack
noun
- 1
masculinecloakroom attendant
- 2
masculinewalking stick maker (person who makes walking sticks)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of bengaleiro
- bengaleiros plural
- bengaleira feminine
- bengaleiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bengaleiro?
- Brazil /bẽ.ɡaˈle(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [bẽ.ɡaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /bẽ.ɡɐˈlɐj.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 bengaleiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bengaleiro in Portuguese?
bengaleiro appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).