jeira
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
jeira is spelled J-E-I-R-A (5 letters). Jeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “acre, a notional unit of area equal to the land that could be worked by two oxen or 50 men in one day” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “unidade de medida de área utilizada na agricultura; no Brasil colonial, equivalia ao terreno cultivado por…”.
What does jeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineacre, a notional unit of area equal to the land that could be worked by two oxen or 50 men in one day
- 2
femininea Portuguese acre, a unit of area equal to about 0.58 hectares
- 3
Portugalfeminineday's work
- 4
feminineland which can be plowed in a day with a single pair of oxen
- 5
Portugalfemininetime worked for a neighbour or for the community, in exchange for a future similar help
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unidade de medida de área utilizada na agricultura; no Brasil colonial, equivalia ao terreno cultivado por uma junta de bois, durante um dia 2. pequeno campo cultivado; belga; leira 3. jorna ou salário diário
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 jeira
- jeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jeira?
- Brazil /ˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /ˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jeira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.