caranguejeira
Portuguese, noun/ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
caranguejeira is spelled C-A-R-A-N-G-U-E-J-E-I-R-A (13 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 109,086th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caranguejeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “any of several species of large, hairy spiders, such as those in the genus Avicularia and Grammostola” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “variedade de ameixeira”.
What does caranguejeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineany of several species of large, hairy spiders, such as those in the genus Avicularia and Grammostola
Coordinate term: tarântula
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. variedade de ameixeira
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 caranguejeira
- caranguejeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caranguejeira?
- Brazil /ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ka.ɾɐ̃.ɡeˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /kɐ.ɾɐ̃.ɡɨˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caranguejeira in Portuguese?
caranguejeira appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).