monteiro
Portuguese, noun/mõˈte(j).ɾu/
monteiro is spelled M-O-N-T-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monteiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gamekeeper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “caçador dos montes”.
What does monteiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegamekeeper
- 2
masculinesomeone who hunts in mountainous areas
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba
adjective: 1. relativo ou próprio para montear, da montaria ou do caçador monteiro
noun: 1. caçador dos montes 2. guarda de montados, de mata, de couto de caça
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 monteiro
- monteiros plural
- monteira feminine
- monteiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monteiro?
- Brazil /mõˈte(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [mõˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /mõˈtɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monteiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monteiro in Portuguese?
monteiro appears 19 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).