careiro
Portuguese, adjective/kaˈɾe(j).ɾu/
careiro is spelled C-A-R-E-I-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Careiro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “expensive (of a shop etc rather than the individual goods sold)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does careiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
expensive (of a shop etc rather than the individual goods sold)
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 Amazonas
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 careiro
- careira feminine
- careiros masculine plural
- careiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce careiro?
- Brazil /kaˈɾe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [kaˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /kɐˈɾɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is careiro in Portuguese?
careiro appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).