trólebus
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾɔ.le.bus/
trólebus is spelled T-R-Ó-L-E-B-U-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 85,416th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trólebus is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “trolley bus (bus powered via overhead electric cables)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ônibus elétrico”.
What does trólebus mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinetrolley bus (bus powered via overhead electric cables)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ônibus elétrico
noun: 1. plural de trólebus
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.
How do you pronounce trólebus?
- Brazil /ˈtɾɔ.le.bus/
- /ˈtɾɔ.le.buʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is trólebus in Portuguese?
trólebus appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).