serapilheira
Portuguese, noun/se.ɾa.piˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
serapilheira is spelled S-E-R-A-P-I-L-H-E-I-R-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Serapilheira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hessian, burlap (strong, coarse cloth used to make sacks)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tecido grosseiro usado para fazer sacos”.
What does serapilheira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehessian, burlap (strong, coarse cloth used to make sacks)
- 2
Brazilfeminineleaf litter
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tecido grosseiro usado para fazer sacos
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 serapilheira
- serapilheiras plural
- serrapilheira alternative
- sarapilheira alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce serapilheira?
- Brazil /se.ɾa.piˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [se.ɾa.piˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /sɨ.ɾɐ.piˈʎɐj.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 serapilheira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is serapilheira in Portuguese?
serapilheira appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).