ostraceiro
Portuguese, noun/os.tɾaˈse(j).ɾu/
ostraceiro is spelled O-S-T-R-A-C-E-I-R-O (10 letters). Ostraceiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “oystercatcher (any bird of the genus Haematopus, which feed on shellfish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ave branca e preta que se alimenta de moluscos bivalves, nome para diferentes espécies do gênero Haematopus”.
What does ostraceiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoystercatcher (any bird of the genus Haematopus, which feed on shellfish)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ave branca e preta que se alimenta de moluscos bivalves, nome para diferentes espécies do gênero Haematopus
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 ostraceiro
- ostraceiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ostraceiro?
- Brazil /os.tɾaˈse(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [os.tɾaˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /oʃ.tɾaˈse(j).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 ostraceiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.