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sinaleiro

Portuguese, noun/si.naˈle(j).ɾu/

sinaleiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “signalman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does sinaleiro mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesignalman

  2. 2

    masculinetraffic light

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of sinaleiro

  • sinaleiros plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sinaleiro?

  • Brazil /si.naˈle(j).ɾu/
  • Brazil [si.naˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • Portugal /si.nɐˈlɐj.ɾu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to sinaleiro

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is sinaleiro in Portuguese?

sinaleiro appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).