poleiro
Portuguese, noun/poˈle(j).ɾu/
poleiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “perch (branch or shaft where birds stand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vara onde as aves pousam e dormem”.
What does poleiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineperch (branch or shaft where birds stand)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vara onde as aves pousam e dormem 2. alcândora 3. posição de mando
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 poleiro
- poleiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poleiro?
- Brazil /poˈle(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [poˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /puˈlɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to poleiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poleiro in Portuguese?
poleiro 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).