tranqueira
Portuguese, noun/tɾɐ̃ˈke(j).ɾɐ/
tranqueira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “junk, trash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estacada, para cercar ou fortificar; trincheira”.
What does tranqueira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejunk, trash
- 2
femininejunk food
- 3
femininesomething that is of low quality; subpar (usually associated with some difficulty to get rid of)
- 4
femininea busy, crowded road
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estacada, para cercar ou fortificar; trincheira 2. abertura nas paredes laterais da porta da rua, para ali se meterem as extremidades da tranca de madeira, com que interiormente se mantém fechada e segura a porta 3. pedra alta 4. ombreira da porta
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 tranqueira
- tranqueiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tranqueira?
- Brazil /tɾɐ̃ˈke(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [tɾɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /tɾɐ̃ˈkɐj.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 tranqueira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tranqueira in Portuguese?
tranqueira appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).