tupperware
Portuguese, noun/ta.pawˈɛ(ʁ)/
tupperware is spelled T-U-P-P-E-R-W-A-R-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,221st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tupperware is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Tupperware (a plastic food-storage container)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ver taparuere, tapoer”.
What does tupperware mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilfemininemasculineTupperware (a plastic food-storage container)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ver taparuere, tapoer
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 tupperware
- tupperwares plural
- tapoer alternative
- taparuere alternative
- tapauer alternative pronunciation-spelling
- tapaué alternative pronunciation-spelling
- teipuer alternative pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tupperware?
- Brazil /ta.pawˈɛ(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ta.paʊ̯ˈɛ(h)]
- Brazil /tɐ.pɐˈwɛ(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tupperware
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tupperware in Portuguese?
tupperware 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).