espreguiçadeira
Portuguese, noun/is.pɾe.ɡi.saˈde(j).ɾɐ/
espreguiçadeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lounger (long chair for lounging)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tipo de cadeira com espaço para descansar as pernas e que, por ser reclinável, deixa o corpo em várias…”.
What does espreguiçadeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelounger (long chair for lounging)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tipo de cadeira com espaço para descansar as pernas e que, por ser reclinável, deixa o corpo em várias posições, até mesmo quase na horizontal, comumente com o assento de pano 2. o mesmo que canapé, divã, marquesa (móvel que permita deitar-se)
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 espreguiçadeira
- espreguiçadeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espreguiçadeira?
- Brazil /is.pɾe.ɡi.saˈde(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [is.pɾe.ɡi.saˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Brazil /es.pɾe.ɡi.saˈde(j).ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espreguiçadeira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espreguiçadeira in Portuguese?
espreguiçadeira appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).