regueira
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/
regueira is spelled R-E-G-U-E-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 82,742nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Regueira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ditch (a small channel of water for irrigation or drainage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of regueiro. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sulco que conduz água”.
What does regueira mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineditch (a small channel of water for irrigation or drainage)
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of regueiro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sulco que conduz água 2. ribeiro pequeno
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 regueira
- regueiras plural
- regueiro alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce regueira?
- Brazil /ʁeˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [heˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- /ʁeˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is regueira in Portuguese?
regueira appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).