ovelheiro
Portuguese, noun/o.veˈʎe(j).ɾu/
ovelheiro is spelled O-V-E-L-H-E-I-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese, the 164,273rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ovelheiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “shepherd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pastor de ovelhas”.
What does ovelheiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshepherd
- 2
masculinesheepdog
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que pastoreia ovelhas 2. diz-se do cão que guarda ou pastoreia ovelhas
noun: 1. pastor de ovelhas
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 ovelheiro
- ovelheiros plural
- ovelheira feminine
- ovelheiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ovelheiro?
- Brazil /o.veˈʎe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [o.veˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ɔ.vɨˈʎɐj.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 ovelheiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ovelheiro in Portuguese?
ovelheiro appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).