carniceiro
Portuguese, noun/kaʁ.niˈse(j).ɾu/
carniceiro is spelled C-A-R-N-I-C-E-I-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carniceiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “an animal that feeds on carrion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele ou aquela que mata as reses, corta ou vende carne”.
What does carniceiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinean animal that feeds on carrion
- 2
masculinebutcher (person who prepares and sells meat)
- 3
masculinebutcher (a brutal killer)
adjective
- 1
feeding on carrion
- 2
brutal (viciously violent)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sanguinário, cruel 2. carnívoro, que come muita carne 3. relativo à carniça
noun: 1. aquele ou aquela que mata as reses, corta ou vende carne
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 carniceiro
- carniceiros plural
- carniceira feminine
- carniceiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carniceiro?
- Brazil /kaʁ.niˈse(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [kaɦ.niˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carniceiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carniceiro in Portuguese?
carniceiro appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).