saibro
Portuguese, noun/ˈsaj.bɾu/
saibro is spelled S-A-I-B-R-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,230th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saibro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a mixture of sand and clay used in construction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “areia grossa”.
What does saibro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea mixture of sand and clay used in construction
- 2
masculinethick sand with pebbles
- 3
masculineclay (crushed stone or bricks used as the surface of the court)
- 4
masculinesable (the black colour on a coat of arms)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. areia grossa 2. sable, a cor preta 3. superfície de quadras de tênis
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 saibro
- saibros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saibro?
- Brazil /ˈsaj.bɾu/
- Brazil [ˈsaɪ̯.bɾu]
- Portugal /ˈsaj.bɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saibro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saibro in Portuguese?
saibro 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).