jornaleiro
Portuguese, noun/ʒoʁ.naˈle(j).ɾu/
jornaleiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “newsvendor (person who runs a newsstand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “trabalhador que recebe por diária”.
What does jornaleiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinenewsvendor (person who runs a newsstand)
- 2
masculineday laborer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. trabalhador que recebe por diária 2. homem que vende jornal, revistas e afins 3. homem que trabalha em uma banca de jornais
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 jornaleiro
- jornaleiros plural
- jornaleira feminine
- jornaleiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jornaleiro?
- Brazil /ʒoʁ.naˈle(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ʒoɦ.naˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /ʒoɾ.naˈle(j).ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jornaleiro in Portuguese?
jornaleiro 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).