lareira
Portuguese, noun/laˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/
lareira is spelled L-A-R-E-I-R-A (7 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,306th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lareira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fireplace, hearth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pedra em que se acende o lume”.
What does lareira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefireplace, hearth
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pedra em que se acende o lume 2. lar 3. reservatório para a cinza por detrás do lar
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 lareira
- lareiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lareira?
- Brazil /laˈɾe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [laˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /lɐˈɾɐj.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 lareira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lareira in Portuguese?
lareira appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).