cuscuzeiro
Portuguese, noun/kus.kuˈze(j).ɾu/
cuscuzeiro is spelled C-U-S-C-U-Z-E-I-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese, the 183,862nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuscuzeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “couscoussier (steamer used to prepare couscous)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma de lata, alumínio ou barro para se fazer cuscuz”.
What does cuscuzeiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecouscoussier (steamer used to prepare couscous)
noun
- 1
masculinecouscous maker or seller
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. forma de lata, alumínio ou barro para se fazer cuscuz 2. profissional que prepara cuscuzes 3. pico de forma arredondada, destacado de sua chapada
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 cuscuzeiro
- cuscuzeiros plural
- cuscuzeira feminine
- cuscuzeiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuscuzeiro?
- Brazil /kus.kuˈze(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [kus.kuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cuscuzeiro in Portuguese?
cuscuzeiro appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).