Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barreiro

/bɑɹˈɛɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: bar-reiro
IPA: /bɑɹˈɛɹoʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Galician, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, municipality, and former civil parish in Setúbal district, Portugal, on the south side of the Tagus

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town on Maio, Cape Verde.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician Barreiro, Portuguese Barreiro, and Spanish Barreiro.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Barreiros (plural)

Rhymes With

narrow marrow sparrow romero aero pharaoh guerrero aguero taro darrow ferro ribeiro

Questions

How do you pronounce barreiro?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɑɹˈɛɹoʊ/.
What does barreiro mean?: A surname from Galician, Portuguese, or Spanish.
Where does barreiro come from?: Borrowed from Galician Barreiro, Portuguese Barreiro, and Spanish Barreiro.

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