garimpeiro
Portuguese, noun/ɡa.ɾĩˈpe(j).ɾu/
garimpeiro is spelled G-A-R-I-M-P-E-I-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 67,344th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Garimpeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “prospector” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does garimpeiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineprospector
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of garimpeiro
- garimpeiros plural
- garimpeira feminine
- garimpeiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce garimpeiro?
- Brazil /ɡa.ɾĩˈpe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ɡa.ɾĩˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ɡɐ.ɾĩˈpɐj.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 garimpeiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is garimpeiro in Portuguese?
garimpeiro appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).