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vileiro

Portuguese, noun/viˈle(j).ɾu/

vileiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “suburbian (a person from the suburbs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “habitante duma vila”.

What does vileiro mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineobsoletepeasant, villager, or member of the population in general

  2. 2

    Brazilmasculineslangsuburbian (a person from the suburbs)

  3. 3

    datedmasculineparishioner

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que é próprio duma vila

noun: 1. habitante duma vila

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 vileiro

  • vileiros plural
  • vileira feminine
  • vileiras feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce vileiro?

  • Brazil /viˈle(j).ɾu/
  • Brazil [viˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • Portugal /viˈlɐj.ɾu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.