zagueiro
Portuguese, noun/zaˈɡe(j).ɾu/
zagueiro is spelled Z-A-G-U-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,384th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zagueiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “back (player in a position behind most players on the team)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “jogador basicamente encarregado da defesa”.
What does zagueiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineback (player in a position behind most players on the team)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jogador basicamente encarregado da defesa
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 zagueiro
- zagueiros plural
- zagueira feminine
- zagueiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zagueiro?
- Brazil /zaˈɡe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [zaˈɡe(ɪ̯).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 zagueiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zagueiro in Portuguese?
zagueiro appears 12 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).