acostamento
Portuguese, noun/a.kos.taˈmẽ.tu/
acostamento is spelled A-C-O-S-T-A-M-E-N-T-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acostamento is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “act of leaning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “acostagem”.
What does acostamento mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineact of leaning
- 2
Brazilmasculineshoulder (part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency)
- 3
masculinemooring
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. acostagem 2. tença ou moradia dada aos fidalgos 3. pensão ou ordenado dado a alguém 4. faixa lateral às estradas, não destinada à rodagem, e que serve para que os veículos parem, se necessário
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 acostamento
- acostamentos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acostamento?
- Brazil /a.kos.taˈmẽ.tu/
- /a.koʃ.taˈmẽ.tu/
- Portugal /ɐ.kuʃ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to acostamento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is acostamento in Portuguese?
acostamento appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).