saleiro
Portuguese, noun/saˈle(j).ɾu/
saleiro is spelled S-A-L-E-I-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,861st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saleiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “salt cellar; salt shaker (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “recipiente para sal”.
What does saleiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesalt cellar; salt shaker (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. refente ao sal
noun: 1. recipiente para sal 2. indivíduo que prepara ou vende sal
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 saleiro
- saleiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saleiro?
- Brazil /saˈle(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [saˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /sɐˈlɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is saleiro in Portuguese?
saleiro appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).