faceiro
Portuguese, adjective/faˈse(j).ɾu/
faceiro is spelled F-A-C-E-I-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 103,739th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faceiro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “joyous (full of joy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “janota”.
What does faceiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
joyous (full of joy)
- 2
elegant, adorned
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. janota 2. taful 3. dado a se enfeitar em demasia 4. alegre
noun: 1. pessoa janota 2. cavalo garboso
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 faceiro
- faceira feminine
- faceiros masculine plural
- faceiras feminine plural
- facêro alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faceiro?
- Brazil /faˈse(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [faˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /fɐˈsɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is faceiro in Portuguese?
faceiro appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).