cigarreira
Portuguese, noun/si.ɡaˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/
cigarreira is spelled C-I-G-A-R-R-E-I-R-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written Portuguese, the 180,215th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cigarreira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cigarette case (a small flat case for holding cigarettes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “Feminino de cigarreiro”.
What does cigarreira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecigarette case (a small flat case for holding cigarettes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Feminino de cigarreiro 2. Operária de uma fábrica de tabacos 3. Caixa ou estojo onde se trazem os cigarros
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 cigarreira
- cigarreiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cigarreira?
- Brazil /si.ɡaˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [si.ɡaˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- /si.ɡaˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cigarreira in Portuguese?
cigarreira appears about once in every 40 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).