pedreira
Portuguese, noun/peˈdɾe(j).ɾɐ/
pedreira is spelled P-E-D-R-E-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,306th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pedreira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “quarry (place where stone is extracted)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of pedreiro. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar de onde se tiram pedras, ou minerais”.
What does pedreira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequarry (place where stone is extracted)
- 2
femininebarn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 3
Brazilcolloquialfemininegrind (very tiring and demanding activity or task)
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of pedreiro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de São Paulo
noun: 1. lugar de onde se tiram pedras, ou minerais
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 pedreira
- pedreiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pedreira?
- Brazil /peˈdɾe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [peˈdɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /pɨˈdɾɐj.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 pedreira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pedreira in Portuguese?
pedreira appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).