bueiro
Portuguese, noun/buˈe(j).ɾu/
bueiro is spelled B-U-E-I-R-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,952nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bueiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “manhole (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “canal ou buraco feito em uma embarcação, em uma parede, etc., para dar esgoto a águas”.
What does bueiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemanhole (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations)
- 2
masculinedrain (hole, pipe or channel allowing water to flow out)
- 3
masculinestorm drain (drain for rainwater on the side of a road)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. canal ou buraco feito em uma embarcação, em uma parede, etc., para dar esgoto a águas
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 bueiro
- bueiros plural
- boeiro alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bueiro?
- Brazil /buˈe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [buˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Brazil /ˈbwe(j).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 bueiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bueiro in Portuguese?
bueiro appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).