seira
Portuguese, noun/ˈse(j).ɾɐ/
seira is spelled S-E-I-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese, the 176,436th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “wicker basket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cesto para a azeitona ou outros frutos”.
What does seira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewicker basket
- 2
femininea basket for pressing olives
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cesto para a azeitona ou outros frutos 2. cesto que serve de berço, berço
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 seira
- seiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce seira?
- Brazil /ˈse(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /ˈsɐj.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 seira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is seira in Portuguese?
seira appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).