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canavieira

Portuguese, noun/ka.na.viˈe(j).ɾɐ/

canavieira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sorghum; Indian millet; durra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “município brasileiro do estado do Piauí”.

What does canavieira mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininesorghum; Indian millet; durra

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Piauí

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 canavieira

  • canavieiras plural

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

How do you pronounce canavieira?

  • Brazil /ka.na.viˈe(j).ɾɐ/
  • Brazil [ka.na.viˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • Brazil /ka.naˈvje(j).ɾɐ/

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

How common is canavieira in Portuguese?

canavieira appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).