cinzeiro
Portuguese, noun/sĩˈze(j).ɾu/
cinzeiro is spelled C-I-N-Z-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cinzeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ashtray (receptacle for tobacco ashes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande monte de cinzas”.
What does cinzeiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineashtray (receptacle for tobacco ashes)
- 2
masculineash pan (tray to capture ashes below a grate)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grande monte de cinzas 2. vaso onde os fumadores deitam a cinza e as pontas dos cigarros 3. qualquer recipiente que coloca-se abaixo do fogo para capturar e armazenar as cinzas, como a gaveta do fogão a lenha
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 cinzeiro
- cinzeiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cinzeiro?
- Brazil /sĩˈze(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [sĩˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /sĩˈzɐj.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 cinzeiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cinzeiro in Portuguese?
cinzeiro 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).