mesteiral
Portuguese, noun/mes.te(j)ˈɾaw/
mesteiral is spelled M-E-S-T-E-I-R-A-L (9 letters). Mesteiral is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “handicraftsman, craftsperson, craftsman (manual labourer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “operário artífice”.
What does mesteiral mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinehandicraftsman, craftsperson, craftsman (manual labourer)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. operário artífice
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 mesteiral
- mesteirais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mesteiral?
- Brazil /mes.te(j)ˈɾaw/
- Brazil [mes.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾaʊ̯]
- /meʃ.te(j)ˈɾaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.