varejeira
Portuguese, noun/va.ɾeˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
varejeira is spelled V-A-R-E-J-E-I-R-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese, the 120,815th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Varejeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “blowfly; botfly (insect whose larvae are parasites of mammals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does varejeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineblowfly; botfly (insect whose larvae are parasites of mammals)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of varejeira
- varejeiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce varejeira?
- Brazil /va.ɾeˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [va.ɾeˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /vɐ.ɾɨˈʒɐj.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 varejeira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is varejeira in Portuguese?
varejeira appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).