pombo-correio
Portuguese, noun/ˈpõ.bu koˈʁej.u/
pombo-correio is spelled P-O-M-B-O-C-O-R-R-E-I-O (12 letters). Pombo-correio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “homing pigeon (domesticated pigeon used to deliver messages)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pombo-correio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehoming pigeon (domesticated pigeon used to deliver messages)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pombo-correio
- pombos-correio plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pombo-correio?
- Brazil /ˈpõ.bu koˈʁej.u/
- Brazil [ˈpõ.bu koˈheɪ̯.u]
- /ˈpõ.bu koˈʁej.u/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.