cimbre
Portuguese, noun/ˈsĩ.bɾi/
cimbre is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “formwork (a temporary plank mould used during construction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estrutura temporária de suporte que desempenha a função de cofragem e de definição da forma da estrutura a…”.
What does cimbre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineformwork (a temporary plank mould used during construction)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estrutura temporária de suporte que desempenha a função de cofragem e de definição da forma da estrutura a construir.
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 cimbre
- cimbres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cimbre?
- Brazil /ˈsĩ.bɾi/
- Portugal /ˈsĩ.bɾɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cimbre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cimbre in Portuguese?
cimbre appears about once in every 48 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).