guinéu
Portuguese, noun/ɡiˈnɛw/
guinéu is spelled G-U-I-N-É-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guinéu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Guinean (person from Guinea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “antiga moeda inglesa de ouro que valia 21 xelins”.
What does guinéu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Guinean (of or relating to Guinea)
noun
- 1
masculineGuinean (person from Guinea)
- 2
masculineguinea (old British coin worth 21 shillings)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. antiga moeda inglesa de ouro que valia 21 xelins 2. habitante ou nativo da Guiné
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 guinéu
- guineia feminine
- guinéus masculine plural
- guineias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guinéu?
- Brazil /ɡiˈnɛw/
- Brazil [ɡiˈnɛʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɡiˈnɛw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to guinéu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is guinéu in Portuguese?
guinéu appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).