cabreiro
Portuguese, noun/kaˈbɾe(j).ɾu/
cabreiro is spelled C-A-B-R-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 97,539th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cabreiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “goatherd (person who tends goats)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pastor de cabras”.
What does cabreiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegoatherd (person who tends goats)
adjective
- 1
Brazilslangastonished, awe-stricken
- 2
Brazilslangdistrustful, suspicious
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da cabra, qualifica um tipo de queijo 2. desconfiado 3. astuto, esperto
noun: 1. pastor de cabras
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 cabreiro
- cabreiros plural
- cabreira feminine
- cabreiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cabreiro?
- Brazil /kaˈbɾe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [kaˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /kɐˈbɾɐj.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 cabreiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cabreiro in Portuguese?
cabreiro appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).