paineira
Portuguese, noun/pajˈne(j).ɾɐ/
paineira is spelled P-A-I-N-E-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paineira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “kapok (tree)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does paineira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekapok (tree)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of paineira
- paineiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paineira?
- Brazil /pajˈne(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [paɪ̯ˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /pajˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is paineira in Portuguese?
paineira appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).