Polyglot Dictionary

quarteirão

/kwaɾtejˈɾɐ̃w/

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 quarteirões

Meaning

  1. block

    • Andei um quarteirão.

      I walked a block.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Klotz

Klotz is the German word for the same thing — both mean "block."

Spanish

bloque

bloque is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "block."

Practice

1 What does quarteirão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Andei um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quarteirão?

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