retroescavadeira
Portuguese, noun/ˌʁɛ.tɾo.is.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/
retroescavadeira is spelled R-E-T-R-O-E-S-C-A-V-A-D-E-I-R-A (16 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 84,550th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retroescavadeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “backhoe, backhoe loader, loader excavator” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does retroescavadeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininebackhoe, backhoe loader, loader excavator
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of retroescavadeira
- retroescavadeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retroescavadeira?
- Brazil /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.is.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ˌhɛ.tɾo.is.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Brazil /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.es.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retroescavadeira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retroescavadeira in Portuguese?
retroescavadeira 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).