lavandeira
Portuguese, noun/la.vɐ̃ˈde(j).ɾɐ/
lavandeira is spelled L-A-V-A-N-D-E-I-R-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 98,532nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lavandeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “laundrywoman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “avezinha do gênero Motacilla, também conhecida como alvéola”.
What does lavandeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelaundrywoman
- 2
femininewagtail (various small passerine birds)
- 3
feminineLeonurus sibiricus, plant from Lamiaceae
- 4
feminineBlack-and-white monjita (Xolmis dominicanus) or White-rumped monjita (Xolmis velatus), South and Central American birds from Tyrannidae
- 5
feminineladybug
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Tocantins
noun: 1. avezinha do gênero Motacilla, também conhecida como alvéola
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 lavandeira
- lavandeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lavandeira?
- Brazil /la.vɐ̃ˈde(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [la.vɐ̃ˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /lɐ.vɐ̃ˈdɐj.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 lavandeira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lavandeira in Portuguese?
lavandeira appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).