sombreiro
Portuguese, noun/sõˈbɾe(j).ɾu/
sombreiro is spelled S-O-M-B-R-E-I-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 93,598th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sombreiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sun umbrella” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que dá ou faz sombra”.
What does sombreiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesun umbrella
- 2
masculinePhilippine pigeonwings (Clitoria fairchildiana)
- 3
masculineIndian almond (Terminalia catappa)
adjective
- 1
shady (causing shade)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que dá sombra
noun: 1. que dá ou faz sombra 2. guarda-sol, guarda-chuva 3. chapéu de grandes abas, chapéu mexicano 4. chapéu qualquer
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 sombreiro
- sombreiros plural
- sombreira feminine
- sombreiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sombreiro?
- Brazil /sõˈbɾe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [sõˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /sõˈbɾɐj.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 sombreiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sombreiro in Portuguese?
sombreiro appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).