espinheiro
Portuguese, noun/is.pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/
espinheiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bramble (or similar thorny bush)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “arbusto ou árvore com espinhos, pertencente a diferentes famílias botânicas”.
What does espinheiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebramble (or similar thorny bush)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. arbusto ou árvore com espinhos, pertencente a diferentes famílias botânicas 2. nome comum de várias espécies, como o espinheiro-alvar e o espinheiro-preto 3. moita ou terreno coberto por espinheiros
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 espinheiro
- espinheiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espinheiro?
- Brazil /is.pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [is.pĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Brazil /es.pĩˈɲe(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 espinheiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espinheiro in Portuguese?
espinheiro appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).