tinteiro
Portuguese, noun/t͡ʃĩˈte(j).ɾu/
tinteiro is spelled T-I-N-T-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tinteiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “inkwell, inkstand, inkhorn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno recipiente destinado a conter tinta”.
What does tinteiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinkwell, inkstand, inkhorn
- 2
masculinecartridge
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno recipiente destinado a conter tinta 2. reservatório que alimenta de tinta oleosa os rolos de uma máquina impressora
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 tinteiro
- tinteiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tinteiro?
- Brazil /t͡ʃĩˈte(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [t͡ʃĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /tĩˈtɐj.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 tinteiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tinteiro in Portuguese?
tinteiro appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).