pombeiro
Portuguese, noun/põˈbe(j).ɾu/
pombeiro is spelled P-O-M-B-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese, the 154,590th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pombeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “street seller of poutry (especially pigeons)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of pombeirar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vendedor ambulante de pombos, galinhas, e outras mercadorias”.
What does pombeiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestreet seller of poutry (especially pigeons)
- 2
masculinea variety of corn (maize)
- 3
masculineCitharexylum myrianthum (a species of fiddlewood)
adjective
- 1
of or relating to that variety of corn (maize)
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineAfrican slave trader
- 2
Brazilmasculinetrader who travelled the sertão to trade with Brazilian Indigenous people
- 3
Brazilmasculinea police detective or informant
- 4
Brazilmasculinepolice spy
- 5
Brazilmasculinefish reseller
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinemachine made to elevate the river water level
verb
- 1
Brazilfirst-person singular present indicative of pombeirar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de uma variedade miúda de milho branco
noun: 1. vendedor ambulante de pombos, galinhas, e outras mercadorias 2. mercador africano de escravos
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 pombeiro
- pombeiros plural
- pombeira feminine
- pombeiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pombeiro?
- Brazil /põˈbe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [põˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /põˈbɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pombeiro in Portuguese?
pombeiro appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).