cabeleireiro
Portuguese, noun/ka.be.le(j)ˈɾe(j).ɾu/
cabeleireiro is spelled C-A-B-E-L-E-I-R-E-I-R-O (12 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cabeleireiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hairdresser (professional for haircutting or hairstyling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que tem o ofício de cortar e pentear o cabelo de outras pessoas”.
What does cabeleireiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehairdresser (professional for haircutting or hairstyling)
- 2
masculinebeauty salon
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que tem o ofício de cortar e pentear o cabelo de outras pessoas 2. homem que faz cabeleiras postiças 3. estabelecimento destinado aos serviços de cuidado dos cabelos, podendo ter serviços de manicure, pedicure etc.
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 cabeleireiro
- cabeleireiros plural
- cabeleireira feminine
- cabeleireiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cabeleireiro?
- Brazil /ka.be.le(j)ˈɾe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ka.be.le(ɪ̯)ˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /kɐ.bɨ.lɐjˈɾɐj.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 cabeleireiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cabeleireiro in Portuguese?
cabeleireiro appears 3.4 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).