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madeiro

Portuguese, noun/maˈde(j).ɾu/

madeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “True Cross (cross on which Christ was crucified)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of madeirar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tronco de árvore”.

What does madeiro mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineTrue Cross (cross on which Christ was crucified)

  2. 2

    masculinecrossbeam (main support beam of a structure)

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of madeirar

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. tronco de árvore 2. pau tosco 3. homem estúpido 4. cruz

noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Piauí

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 madeiro

  • madeiros plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce madeiro?

  • Brazil /maˈde(j).ɾu/
  • Brazil [maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • Portugal /mɐˈdɐj.ɾu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is madeiro in Portuguese?

madeiro appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).