boiadeiro
Portuguese, noun/boj.aˈde(j).ɾu/
boiadeiro is spelled B-O-I-A-D-E-I-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Boiadeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cowboy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que tem como profissão cuidar de rebanhos de bois”.
What does boiadeiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinecowboy
- 2
Brazilmasculinecattle dog
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem relação com o boi (toiro ou touro)
noun: 1. pessoa que tem como profissão cuidar de rebanhos de bois
noun: 1. constelação boreal, que tem forma de boiadeiro
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 boiadeiro
- boiadeiros plural
- boiadeira feminine
- boiadeiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boiadeiro?
- Brazil /boj.aˈde(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [boɪ̯.aˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /boj.ɐˈdɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is boiadeiro in Portuguese?
boiadeiro 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).