Polyglot Dictionary

marceneiro

/maɾseˈnejɾu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os marceneiros

Meaning

  1. carpenter

    • O marceneiro lixou.

      The carpenter sanded.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

carpinteiro

marceneiro is more specifically a fine woodworker or cabinetmaker, furniture-making; carpinteiro is a more general construction carpenter, framing and structural work.

Similar in other languages

German

Zimmermann

Zimmermann is the German word for the same thing — both mean "carpenter."

Spanish

carpintero

carpintero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "carpenter."

French

charpentier

charpentier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "carpenter."

Practice

1 What does marceneiro mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ lixou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches marceneiro?

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