joalheiro
Portuguese, noun/ʒo.aˈʎe(j).ɾu/
joalheiro is spelled J-O-A-L-H-E-I-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,963rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Joalheiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “jeweller (person who works with precious stones)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que trabalha com joias”.
What does joalheiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejeweller (person who works with precious stones)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que trabalha com joias
noun: 1. aquele que trabalha com joias 2. negociante de joias 3. ourives
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 joalheiro
- joalheiros plural
- joalheira feminine
- joalheiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce joalheiro?
- Brazil /ʒo.aˈʎe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ʒo.aˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ʒwɐˈʎɐj.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 joalheiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is joalheiro in Portuguese?
joalheiro appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).