molinete
Portuguese, noun/mo.liˈne.t͡ʃi/
molinete is spelled M-O-L-I-N-E-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 94,578th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Molinete is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “turnstile (rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does molinete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineturnstile (rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage)
- 2
masculinewindlass (form of winch in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder)
- 3
masculinefishing reel
- 4
Brazilmasculinespincast
Coordinate term: carretilha
- 5
masculinea fishing rod equipped with a reel
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of molinete
- molinetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce molinete?
- Brazil /mo.liˈne.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /mu.liˈne.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to molinete
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is molinete in Portuguese?
molinete 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).