bombeiro
Portuguese, noun/bõˈbe(j).ɾu/
bombeiro is spelled B-O-M-B-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,093rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bombeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “firefighter (person trained to extinguish fires and undertake rescue operations)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “voluntário ou profissional especializado no controle e extinção de incêndios, em salvar vidas e na realização…”.
What does bombeiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefirefighter (person trained to extinguish fires and undertake rescue operations)
- 2
Brazilmasculineplumber
noun
- 1
masculinespy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. voluntário ou profissional especializado no controle e extinção de incêndios, em salvar vidas e na realização de resgates, geralmente pertencente a instituições sem fins lucrativo 2. profissional que faz ou trabalha com bombas 3. aquele que arremessa bombas 4. tocador de bombo
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 bombeiro
- bombeiros plural
- bombeira feminine
- bombeiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bombeiro?
- Brazil /bõˈbe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [bõˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /bõˈbɐj.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 bombeiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bombeiro in Portuguese?
bombeiro appears 4.1 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).