pereiro
Portuguese, noun/peˈɾe(j).ɾu/
pereiro is spelled P-E-R-E-I-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 95,562nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pereiro is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a variety apple tree that gives small apples” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “casta de maceira que dá peros”.
What does pereiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea variety apple tree that gives small apples
- 2
femininea variety pear tree
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 do Ceará
adjective: 1. diz-se do bovino que tem os chifres levantados direitos
noun: 1. casta de maceira que dá peros 2. árvore ou arbusto das Rosáceas, espinhoso, usado como porta-enxerto da pereira, pertencente à espécie Pyrus bourgaeana 3. árvore euforbiácea da espécie Pera glabrata 4. árvore da espécie Aspidosperma macrocarpon
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 pereiro
- pereiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pereiro?
- Brazil /peˈɾe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [peˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /pɨˈɾɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pereiro in Portuguese?
pereiro appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).