estaleiro
Portuguese, noun/is.taˈle(j).ɾu/
estaleiro is spelled E-S-T-A-L-E-I-R-O (9 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,396th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estaleiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “shipyard (place to build and repair ships)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar onde se consertam ou constroem navios”.
What does estaleiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshipyard (place to build and repair ships)
- 2
masculineconstruction site
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lugar onde se consertam ou constroem navios 2. leito de pano sobre forquilhas, em que se põe a secar milho, carne, etc 3. tábua sobre a qual os carpinteiros cortam madeira pela menor espessura
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 estaleiro
- estaleiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estaleiro?
- Brazil /is.taˈle(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [is.taˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Brazil /es.taˈle(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 estaleiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estaleiro in Portuguese?
estaleiro appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).