papeleira
Portuguese, noun/pa.peˈle(j).ɾɐ/
papeleira is spelled P-A-P-E-L-E-I-R-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese, the 144,068th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papeleira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “paper mill (a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does papeleira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepaper mill (a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients)
- 2
femininewastepaper basket, wastebasket, wastebin, wastepaper bin
- 3
femininedesk, wastebasket, wastebin, wastepaper bin
- 4
Brazilfemininetoilet roll holder
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of papeleira
- papeleiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papeleira?
- Brazil /pa.peˈle(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [pa.peˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /pɐ.pɨˈlɐj.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 papeleira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is papeleira in Portuguese?
papeleira appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).