terneiro
Portuguese, noun/teʁˈne(j).ɾu/
terneiro is spelled T-E-R-N-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese, the 201,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terneiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “calf (young bull)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cria de vaca de até um ano de idade”.
What does terneiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecalf (young bull)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cria de vaca de até um ano de idade. 2. bezerro
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 terneiro
- terneiros plural
- terneira feminine
- terneiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terneiro?
- Brazil /teʁˈne(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [teɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /teɾˈne(j).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 terneiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terneiro in Portuguese?
terneiro appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).