lameira
Portuguese, noun/laˈme(j).ɾɐ/
lameira is spelled L-A-M-E-I-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 114,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lameira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “synonym of lameiro: swamp, marsh, quagmire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar onde há lama”.
What does lameira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesynonym of lameiro: swamp, marsh, quagmire
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lugar onde há lama 2. terreno de pastagem úmido, algo maior que o lameiro
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 lameira
- lameiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lameira?
- Brazil /laˈme(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [laˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /lɐˈmɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lameira in Portuguese?
lameira appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).