galeirão
Portuguese, noun/ɡa.le(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
galeirão is spelled G-A-L-E-I-R-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 83 million words in written Portuguese, the 248,872nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galeirão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “coot (aquatic bird of the genus Fulica)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does galeirão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecoot (aquatic bird of the genus Fulica)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of galeirão
- galeirões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galeirão?
- Brazil /ɡa.le(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ɡa.le(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɡɐ.lɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galeirão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galeirão in Portuguese?
galeirão appears about once in every 83 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).