passadeira
Portuguese, noun/pa.saˈde(j).ɾɐ/
passadeira is spelled P-A-S-S-A-D-E-I-R-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Passadeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a narrow rug used on corridors or stairs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sinalização horizontal constituída por uma série de faixas que delimitam a área determinada para a travessia…”.
What does passadeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea narrow rug used on corridors or stairs
- 2
femininea woman who works ironing clothes
- 3
femininea type of filter used in sugar mills
- 4
Portugalfemininezebra crossing (pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes)
- 5
Portugalfemininetreadmill (equipment used for running while staying in place)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sinalização horizontal constituída por uma série de faixas que delimitam a área determinada para a travessia pedestre de ruas, avenidas e vias em geral 2. alpondras 3. cada um dos degraus, feitos de alvenaria, tijolo ou telha, em cima dos telhados 4. aparelho para avaliar o calibre das balas de artilharia
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 passadeira
- passadeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce passadeira?
- Brazil /pa.saˈde(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [pa.saˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /pɐ.sɐˈdɐj.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 passadeira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is passadeira in Portuguese?
passadeira appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).