liteira
Portuguese, noun/liˈte(j).ɾɐ/
liteira is spelled L-I-T-E-I-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 85,416th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liteira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “litter (bed, couch, or chair elevated on poles and carried as a mode of transport)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de cadeira coberta, usada como meio de transporte, sustentada por duas varas compridas e erguidas por…”.
What does liteira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelitter (bed, couch, or chair elevated on poles and carried as a mode of transport)
noun
- 1
femininelitter box
- 2
femininepet carrier
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de cadeira coberta, usada como meio de transporte, sustentada por duas varas compridas e erguidas por dois homens ou outros animais
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 liteira
- liteiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liteira?
- Brazil /liˈte(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [liˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /liˈtɐj.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 liteira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is liteira in Portuguese?
liteira appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).