hospitaleiro
Portuguese, noun/os.pi.taˈle(j).ɾu/
hospitaleiro is spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-E-I-R-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 55,453rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hospitaleiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one in charge of or who owns a guesthouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo que oferece hospedagem”.
What does hospitaleiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hospitable (cordial and generous towards guests)
noun
- 1
masculineone in charge of or who owns a guesthouse
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que fornece hospedagem 2. que acolhe os hóspedes com gosto
noun: 1. indivíduo que oferece hospedagem
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 hospitaleiro
- hospitaleira feminine
- hospitaleiros masculine plural
- hospitaleiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hospitaleiro?
- Brazil /os.pi.taˈle(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [os.pi.taˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /oʃ.pi.taˈle(j).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 hospitaleiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hospitaleiro in Portuguese?
hospitaleiro 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).