contratorpedeiro
Portuguese, noun/kõ.tɾa.toʁ.peˈde(j).ɾu/
contratorpedeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “destroyer (type of warship)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “no fim do século XIX, navio destinado a combater o torpedeiro”.
What does contratorpedeiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedestroyer (type of warship)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. no fim do século XIX, navio destinado a combater o torpedeiro 2. navio veloz, de porte médio, que dispõe de torpedos, especialmente empregado na guerra anti-submarina
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 contratorpedeiro
- contratorpedeiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contratorpedeiro?
- Brazil /kõ.tɾa.toʁ.peˈde(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [kõ.tɾa.toh.peˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /kõ.tɾa.toɾ.peˈde(j).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 contratorpedeiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contratorpedeiro in Portuguese?
contratorpedeiro appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).