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faqueiro

Portuguese, noun/faˈke(j).ɾu/

faqueiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “canteen (box with compartments for storing eating utensils)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does faqueiro mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecanteen (box with compartments for storing eating utensils)

  2. 2

    masculinecutlery

  3. 3

    masculineknifemaker, cutler

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of faqueiro

  • faqueiros plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce faqueiro?

  • Brazil /faˈke(j).ɾu/
  • Brazil [faˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • Portugal /fɐˈkɐj.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 faqueiro

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is faqueiro in Portuguese?

faqueiro 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).