couteiro
Portuguese, noun/ko(w)ˈte(j).ɾu/
couteiro is spelled C-O-U-T-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 52 million words in written Portuguese, the 203,084th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Couteiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gamekeeper (person who manages wildlife to be hunted)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “guarda de coutada ou coutos”.
What does couteiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegamekeeper (person who manages wildlife to be hunted)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. guarda de coutada ou coutos 2. indivíduo que dá asilo ou protege ladrões ou assassinos
noun: 1. sobrenome lusitano e brasileiro
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 couteiro
- couteiros plural
- coiteiro alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce couteiro?
- Brazil /ko(w)ˈte(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ko(ʊ̯)ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ko(w)ˈtɐj.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 couteiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is couteiro in Portuguese?
couteiro appears about once in every 52 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).