leiteiro
Portuguese, noun/lejˈte(j).ɾu/
leiteiro is spelled L-E-I-T-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,177th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leiteiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “milkman (man who delivers milk early in the morning)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “profissional que vende leite ou o entrega”.
What does leiteiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemilkman (man who delivers milk early in the morning)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que produz leite 2. próprio para conter leite 3. sortudo
noun: 1. profissional que vende leite ou o entrega
noun: 1. árvore apocinácea (Tabernaemontana affinis)
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 leiteiro
- leiteiros plural
- leiteira feminine
- leiteiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leiteiro?
- Brazil /lejˈte(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [leɪ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /lɐjˈtɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leiteiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leiteiro in Portuguese?
leiteiro appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).