cantareira
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃.taˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/
cantareira is spelled C-A-N-T-A-R-E-I-R-A (10 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,810th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cantareira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a reservoir in the Cantareira system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “poial para cântaros”.
What does cantareira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea reservoir in the Cantareira system
- 2
Brazilfemininecollarbone, clavicle
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. poial para cântaros 2. o mesmo que prateleira 3. o mesmo que clavícula (osso)
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 cantareira
- cantareiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cantareira?
- Brazil /kɐ̃.taˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [kɐ̃.taˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /kɐ̃.tɐˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cantareira in Portuguese?
cantareira appears 2.2 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).