eritreu
Portuguese, noun/e.ɾiˈtɾew/
eritreu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Eritrean (a person from Eritrea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural ou habitante da Eritreia”.
What does eritreu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Eritrean (of or relating to Eritrea)
noun
- 1
masculineEritrean (a person from Eritrea)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente à Eritreia
noun: 1. natural ou habitante da Eritreia
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 eritreu
- eritreia feminine
- eritreus masculine plural
- eritreias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eritreu?
- Brazil /e.ɾiˈtɾew/
- Brazil [e.ɾiˈtɾeʊ̯]
- Portugal /e.ɾiˈtɾew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eritreu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eritreu in Portuguese?
eritreu appears about once in every 43 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).