coelheira
Portuguese, noun/ko.eˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
coelheira is spelled C-O-E-L-H-E-I-R-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 132,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coelheira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “place to breed rabbits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of coelheiro. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “recinto em que se criam coelhos”.
What does coelheira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of coelheiro
- 2
feminineplace to breed rabbits
- 3
feminineden, burrow
noun
- 1
masculinehorse collar
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of coelheiro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. recinto em que se criam coelhos 2. vaso de barro, lura, em que se criam coelhos 3. parte dos arreios dos cavalos de tiro que lhes cinge o pescoço
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 coelheira
- coelheiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coelheira?
- Brazil /ko.eˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ko.eˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /kwɨˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is coelheira in Portuguese?
coelheira appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).