farofeiro
Portuguese, noun/fa.ɾoˈfe(j).ɾu/
farofeiro is spelled F-A-R-O-F-E-I-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 74 million words in written Portuguese, the 236,506th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Farofeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one who brings a lunchbox, which usually contains chicken with farofa, to eat at the beach” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo que participa de piquenique na praia, especialmente com almoço de farofa e frango”.
What does farofeiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculineone who brings a lunchbox, which usually contains chicken with farofa, to eat at the beach
- 2
derogatorymasculinebraggart
- 3
derogatorymasculineone who annoys others at the beach
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que promove piquenique na praia 2. turistas que visitam uma praia
noun: 1. indivíduo que participa de piquenique na praia, especialmente com almoço de farofa e frango 2. indivíduo que costuma contar vantagem, gabar-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 farofeiro
- farofeiros plural
- farofeira feminine
- farofeiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce farofeiro?
- Brazil /fa.ɾoˈfe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [fa.ɾoˈfe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /fɐ.ɾuˈfɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is farofeiro in Portuguese?
farofeiro appears about once in every 74 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).