ginjeira
Portuguese, noun/ʒĩˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
ginjeira is spelled G-I-N-J-E-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese, the 178,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ginjeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sour cherry (Prunus cerasus, a tree of Europe and Southeast Asia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “árvore que produz a ginja, fruta muito apreciada em Portugal, onde, inclusive, é utilizada na elaboração da…”.
What does ginjeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesour cherry (Prunus cerasus, a tree of Europe and Southeast Asia)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. árvore que produz a ginja, fruta muito apreciada em Portugal, onde, inclusive, é utilizada na elaboração da famosa ginjinha (Prunus cerasus) 2. variedade de cerejeira de fruto agridoce e, em geral, com o pé mais curto que o das cerejas 3. nome de algumas plantas americanas
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 ginjeira
- ginjeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ginjeira?
- Brazil /ʒĩˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ʒĩˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /ʒĩˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ginjeira in Portuguese?
ginjeira appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).