veleiro
Portuguese, noun/veˈle(j).ɾu/
veleiro is spelled V-E-L-E-I-R-O (7 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 32,500th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Veleiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sailboat (boat propelled by sails)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “barco à vela, movido pelo vento”.
What does veleiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesailboat (boat propelled by sails)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquilo que se move à vela; movido pelo vento
noun: 1. barco à vela, movido pelo vento 2. profissional que fabrica velas de cera
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 veleiro
- veleiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce veleiro?
- Brazil /veˈle(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [veˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /vɨˈlɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to veleiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is veleiro in Portuguese?
veleiro appears 1.0 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).