merendeiro
Portuguese, noun/me.ɾẽˈde(j).ɾu/
merendeiro is spelled M-E-R-E-N-D-E-I-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese, the 178,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Merendeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “synonym of merenda” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does merendeiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
which the snack is brought
- 2
intended for snacks
noun
- 1
masculinesynonym of merenda
- 2
Brazilmasculineschool cook, school chef (someone who prepares and serves meals at a school)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of merendeiro
- merendeira feminine
- merendeiros masculine plural
- merendeiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce merendeiro?
- Brazil /me.ɾẽˈde(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [me.ɾẽˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /mɨ.ɾẽˈdɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is merendeiro in Portuguese?
merendeiro appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).