ombreira
Portuguese, noun/õˈbɾe(j).ɾɐ/
ombreira is spelled O-M-B-R-E-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 90,796th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ombreira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “jamb, stile (vertical component of frame)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peça vertical de portas e janelas que sustenta a parte superior dos marcos ou caixões; porta, entrada”.
What does ombreira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejamb, stile (vertical component of frame)
- 2
feminineshoulder pad
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peça vertical de portas e janelas que sustenta a parte superior dos marcos ou caixões; porta, entrada 2. parte do vestuário correspondente ao ombro
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 ombreira
- ombreiras plural
- umbreira alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ombreira?
- Brazil /õˈbɾe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [õˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /õˈbɾɐj.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 ombreira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ombreira in Portuguese?
ombreira 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).