moleira
Portuguese, noun/moˈle(j).ɾɐ/
moleira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fontanelle (soft spot on the head of babies)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte membranosa do crânio das crianças antes de sua completa ossificação”.
What does moleira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefontanelle (soft spot on the head of babies)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte membranosa do crânio das crianças antes de sua completa ossificação 2. mulher de moleiro 3. dona de moinho 4. mulher que trabalha em um moinho
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 moleira
- moleiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moleira?
- Brazil /moˈle(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [moˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /muˈlɐj.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 moleira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moleira in Portuguese?
moleira appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).