praieiro
Portuguese, noun/pɾajˈe(j).ɾu/
praieiro is spelled P-R-A-I-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 128,503rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Praieiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “someone who participated in the Praieira revolt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does praieiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, near or on the beach
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinesomeone who participated in the Praieira revolt
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 habitante da beira-mar
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 praieiro
- praieira feminine
- praieiros masculine plural
- praieiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce praieiro?
- Brazil /pɾajˈe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [pɾaɪ̯ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /pɾajˈɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is praieiro in Portuguese?
praieiro appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).