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caixeiro

Portuguese, noun/kajˈʃe(j).ɾu/

caixeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “clerk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “balconista, vendedor”.

What does caixeiro mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineclerk

  2. 2

    masculineshop assistant, cashier

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. balconista, vendedor

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 caixeiro

  • caixeiros plural
  • caixeira feminine
  • caixeiras feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce caixeiro?

  • Brazil /kajˈʃe(j).ɾu/
  • Brazil [kaɪ̯ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • Portugal /kajˈʃɐj.ɾu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is caixeiro in Portuguese?

caixeiro 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).