doleiro
Portuguese, noun/doˈle(j).ɾu/
doleiro is spelled D-O-L-E-I-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,239th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doleiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “doleiro (money changer on the Brazilian black market)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa doleira”.
What does doleiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedoleiro (money changer on the Brazilian black market)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que compra e vende dólares no mercado paralelo 2. que converte moedas de um país sem autorização ou além dos limites permitidos das leis vigentes
noun: 1. pessoa doleira
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 doleiro
- doleiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce doleiro?
- Brazil /doˈle(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [doˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /dɔˈlɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is doleiro in Portuguese?
doleiro appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).