churrasqueira
Portuguese, noun/ʃu.ʁasˈke(j).ɾɐ/
churrasqueira is spelled C-H-U-R-R-A-S-Q-U-E-I-R-A (13 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Churrasqueira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “barbecue (fireplace, brazier or apparatus for the grilling of meat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of churrasqueiro. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aparelho usado para preparar churrasco”.
What does churrasqueira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebarbecue (fireplace, brazier or apparatus for the grilling of meat)
- 2
femininean annex or outbuilding that houses a barbecue, typically including a chimney, sink, counter and tables
- 3
femininesynonym of churrascaria
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of churrasqueiro
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of churrasqueiro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aparelho usado para preparar churrasco
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 churrasqueira
- churrasqueiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce churrasqueira?
- Brazil /ʃu.ʁasˈke(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ʃu.hasˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- /ʃu.ʁaʃˈke(j).ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to churrasqueira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is churrasqueira in Portuguese?
churrasqueira appears 1.2 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).