torneira
Portuguese, noun/toʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/
torneira is spelled T-O-R-N-E-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,792nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torneira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of torneiro. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peça tubular que permite abrir, fechar ou regular o caudal de um líquido ou gás numa canalização ou à saída…”.
What does torneira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids)
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of torneiro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peça tubular que permite abrir, fechar ou regular o caudal de um líquido ou gás numa canalização ou à saída de um recipiente
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 torneira
- torneiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce torneira?
- Brazil /toʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [toɦˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- /toɾˈne(j).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 torneira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torneira in Portuguese?
torneira appears 3.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).