roubalheira
Portuguese, noun/ʁo(w).baˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
roubalheira is spelled R-O-U-B-A-L-H-E-I-R-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Roubalheira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “generalised thievery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande roubo, roubo escandaloso; roubo continuado”.
What does roubalheira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegeneralised thievery
Quero me mudar dessa cidade por causa da roubalheira.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grande roubo, roubo escandaloso; roubo continuado 2. roubo ao Estado; roubo a uma instituição, entidade ou empresa 3. preços exorbitados, elevados, excessivos
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 roubalheira
- roubalheiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce roubalheira?
- Brazil /ʁo(w).baˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ho(ʊ̯).baˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is roubalheira in Portuguese?
roubalheira appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).