colhereiro
Portuguese, noun/ko.ʎeˈɾe(j).ɾu/
colhereiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que faz ou vende colheres”.
What does colhereiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineEurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
- 2
masculinespoonbill (any bird in the genus Platalea)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que faz ou vende colheres 2. espécie de ave pernalta do gênero Platalea, (Platalea leucorodia, Lin.)
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 colhereiro
- colhereiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colhereiro?
- Brazil /ko.ʎeˈɾe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ko.ʎeˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ku.ʎɨˈɾɐj.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 colhereiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colhereiro in Portuguese?
colhereiro appears about once in every 50 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).