leira
Portuguese, noun/ˈle(j).ɾɐ/
leira is spelled L-E-I-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese, the 142,541st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “furrow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rego no qual se coloca a semente”.
What does leira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefurrow
- 2
femininea strip of cultivated land
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rego no qual se coloca a semente 2. pequeno campo cultivado; belga; jeira
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 leira
- leiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leira?
- Brazil /ˈle(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is leira in Portuguese?
leira appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).